Dr. Pasan Dunuwila

Dr. Pasan Dunuwila
Senior Lecturer II

B.Sc. Eng. (Japan) M.Sc. Eng. (Japan) and Ph.D. Eng. (Japan)
Department of Forestry and Environmental Science,
University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Email:
dunuwila@sjp.ac.lk

google scholar profile

Research interest :

Environmental Engineering, Cleaner Production and Green Technology

CV:

Educational Qualification

B.Sc. Engineering (2014), Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan.
M.Sc. Engineering (2014 – 2016), Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan.
D.Sc. Engineering (2016 – 2019), Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan.

Post-doctoral fellow, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Publications

Science Citation Expanded Journal Publications

  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V. H. L., Daigo, I., Goto, N., 2023. Social Sustainability of Raw Rubber Production: A Supply Chain Analysis under Sri Lankan Scenario. Sustainability, 15, 11623.
  • Liu, J., Daigo, I., Panasiuk, D., Dunuwila, P., Hamada, K., Hoshino, T., 2022. Impact of recycling effect in comparative LCA for materials selection – A case study of light-weighting vehicles. Journal of Cleaner Production, 349, 131317.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V. H. L., Daigo, I., Goto, N., 2022. Social impact improving model based on a novel social life cycle assessment for raw rubber production: a case of a Sri Lankan rubber estate. Journal of Cleaner Production, 338, 130555.
  • Dunuwila, P., Hamada, K., Takeyama, K., Panasiuk, D., Hoshino, T., Morimoto, S., Tahara, K., Daigo, I., 2021. Influence of different allocation methods for recycling and dynamic inventory on CO2 savings on payback times of light-weighted vehicles computed under product- and fleet-based analyses: A case of internal combustion engine vehicles. Sustainability, 13, 13939.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V. H. L., Goto, N., 2020. Improving financial and environmental sustainability in concentrated latex manufacture. Journal of Cleaner Production, 255, 120202.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V. H. L., Goto, N., 2018. Financial and environmental sustainability in manufacturing of crepe rubber in terms of material flow analysis, material flow cost accounting and life cycle assessment. Journal of Cleaner Production, 182, 587–599.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V. H. L., Goto, N., 2018. Sustainability of natural rubber processing can be improved: A case study with crepe rubber manufacturing in Sri Lanka. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 133, 417–427.

Other Journal Publications

  • Daigo, I., Koketsu, S., Dunuwila, P., Hoshino, T., 2019. Direct observation of mixing of other materials within heavy metal scraps of steel discharged from demolition sites. Development Engineering, 25, 63-72.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V. H. L., Goto, N., 2018. Assessing the financial and environmental sustainability in ribbed smoked sheet manufacture in Sri Lanka. Indonesian Journal of Life Cycle Assessment and Sustainability, 2 (1).
  • Takada, T., Konno, Y., Nakayama, K., Dunuwila, P., Maeda, Y., Abe, S., 2012. Chemical immobilization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes onto glass surface in aqueous media. Nano Biomedicine, 4(2), 113–117.

Papers in Refereed International Conference Proceedings

  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Goto, N., 2017. Sustainability assessment in natural rubber industry: case of a Sri Lankan crepe rubber factory. In International Proceedings of International Rubber Conference 2017, 550–571. Jakarta, Indonesia.

Other Articles

  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V. H. L., Daigo, I., Goto, N., 2023. Environmental Lifecycle Assessment to Address the Hotspots in Natural Rubber Manufacturing; a Case Study with Information Gathered from Concentrated Latex Manufacturing in Sri Lanka. Preprints, 2023090521.
  • Daigo, I., Dunuwila, P., 2019. Recycling and the future of steel materials. Steel construction, 58, 9-12.

Conference Abstracts

  • Dunuwila, P., Daigo, I., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Hatayama, H., Shobatake, K., Tahara, K., Hoshino, T., 2023. Capturing “More-good” and “less-bad” social impacts: the methodology revealed. ISIE 2023. Leiden, Netherlands.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Daigo, I., Goto, N., 2023. Environmental lifecycle assessment to address the hotspots in manufacturing Industries; a practical session with information gathered from Centrifuged latex manufacturing in Sri Lanka. Workshop on Developing Carbon Trading Projects with Rubber Cultivation for Voluntary Carbon Market, Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Dunuwila, P., Daigo, I., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Hatayama, H., Shobatake, K., Tahara, K., Hoshino, T., 2023. A Social life cycle assessment to detect “more good” and “less bad “social impacts of a product: the methodology unveiled. The 18th Research Conference of the Institute of Life Cycle Assessment. Online.
  • Dunuwila, P., Daigo, I., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Hatayama, H., Shobatake, K., Tahara, K., Hoshino, T., 2022. Novel SLCA method to overview more-good and less-bad social impacts. EcoBalance 2022. Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Dunuwila, P., Daigo, I., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Hatayama, H., Shobatake, K., Tahara, K., Hoshino, T., 2022. Social life cycle assessment to identify “more-good” and “less-bad“ social impacts of a product system: a methodological development. EcoDePS 2022. Osaka, Japan.
  • Dunuwila, P., Daigo, I., Hatayama, H., Shobatake, K., Tahara, K., Hoshino, T., 2022. Novel SLCA method for measuring more good and less bad social impacts. The 17th Research Conference of the Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan. Online.
  • Daryna, P., Liu.J., Dunuwila,P., Daigo,I., 2022. Definition of process boundaries for calculation of recycling indicators for recycling modelling in LCA. The 17th Research Conference of the Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan. Online.
  • Daigo, I., Hamada, K., Takeyama, K., Dunuwila, P., Panasiuk, D., Hoshino, T., 2021. Conditions for selecting an allocation approach of the avoided burden by material recycling in life cycle inventory analysis. EcoBalance 2021. Online.
  • Hamada, K., Takeyama, K.,Dunuwila, P., Daryna, P.,Daigo, I., Hoshino, K., 2021. Determination of allocation coefficients for avoided environmental impact from recycling based on material production processes and material properties. The 16th Research Conference of the Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan. Online.
  • Dunuwila, P., Hamada, K., Takeyama, K., Panasiuk, D., Daigo, I., Hoshino, T., Morimoto, S., Tahara, K., 2021. Differences in CO2 payback times associated with light weighting of vehicles under different allocation approaches for recycling at fleet and time-scales: a case of internal combustion engine vehicles. The 16th Research Conference of the Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan.
  • Dunuwila, P., Hamada, K., Takeyama, K., Panasiuk, D., Daigo, I., Hoshino, T., Morimoto, S., Tahara, K., 2020. Influence of different allocation approaches and dynamic inventory on CO2 payback times of light weighted vehicles computed under product- and fleet based analyses: case of internal combustion engine vehicles. EcoBalance 2020. Online.
  • Dunuwila, P., Hamada, K., Takeyama, K., Panasiuk, D., Daigo, I., Hoshino, T., Morimoto, S., Tahara, K., 2020. Differences in LCA results of vehicles with the introduction of lightweight structural materials at the fleet- and time- scales. EcoDePS 2020. Online.
  • Liu, J., Dunuwila, P., Onishi, K., Hamada, K., Panasiuk, D., Daigo, I., Hoshino, T., Tahara, K., 2020. Comparison of recycling approaches in LCA studies of light-weighting vehicles. EcoDePS 2020. Online.
  • Hamada, K., Takeyama, K.,Dunuwila, P., Daryna, P.,Daigo, I., Hoshino, K., 2020. Development of LCI analysis method considering material recycling. EcoDePS 2020. Online.
  • Dunuwila, P.,Daigo, I., Hamada, K., Hoshino, T., 2020. Toward an empirical LCI methodology that entails recyclability of metals. The 15th Research conference of the Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan. Online.
  • Hamada, K., Daigo, I., Dunuwila, P., Hoshino, K., 2020. Applicability of the LCI analysis to materials considering recycling. The 15th Research Conference of the Institute of Life Cycle Assessment, Japan. Online.
  • Hamada, K., Dunuwila, P., Daigo. , Hoshino, K., 2020. Application of LCI analysis method of steel materials to concrete. 179th ISIJ Conference, Japan. (Poster submission only).
  • Daigo, I., Panasiuk, D., Dunuwila, P., Hoshino, T., 2019. Possibility of Further Recycling of Glass. EcoDesign 2019. Yokohama, Japan.
  • Hanum, F., Dunuwila, P., Nindhia, T., Kamahara, H., Astuta, Y., Yamada, T., Daimon, H., 2018. Multipurpose biogas production from livestock manure using anaerobic digestion system in Indonesia and Japan. Second International Conference on Applied Sciences Mathematics and Informatics. Lampung, Indonesia.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V. H. L., Goto, N., 2018. Assessing the financial and environmental sustainability in ribbed smoked sheet manufacture in Sri Lanka. The 3rd ICSoLCA 2018. Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Goto, N., 2017. Sustainability assessment in natural rubber industry: case of a Sri Lankan crepe rubber factory. International Rubber Conference 2017. Jakarta, Indonesia.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Goto, N., 2017. Sustainable manufacturing of concentrated latex and ribbed smoked sheets in Sri Lanka. Nineteenth International Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing. Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Goto, N., 2016. A comprehensive analysis in sustainable manufacturing of natural rubber: The case of a Sri Lankan crepe rubber processing mill. Eco Balance 2016. Kyoto, Japan.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Goto, N., 2016. Toward sustainable manufacturing of natural rubber: The case of a concentrated latex mill. International Forestry and Environment Symposium. Dambulla, Sri Lanka.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Goto, N, 2016. A comprehensive analysis in sustainable manufacturing of natural rubber: The case of a Sri Lankan crepe rubber processing mill. Eco Balance 2016. Kyoto, Japan.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Goto, N., 2016. A comprehensive study in sustainable manufacturing of natural rubber: A case study of a Sri Lankan crepe rubber processing mill. International Society for Industrial Ecology 12th Socio-Economic Metabolism Section Conference and 5th Asia-Pacific Conference. Nagoya, Japan.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Goto, N., 2016. A critical analysis into the sustainable development of natural rubber production. Annual Conference of the Chubu Branch of Japan Society of Civil Engineers 2016. Toyota, Japan.
  • Dunuwila, P., Rodrigo, V.H.L., Goto, N., 2015. A critical analysis into the sustainable development of natural rubber production. Annual Conference of the Chubu Branch of Japan Society of Civil Engineers 2015. Toyohashi, Japan.
  • Dunuwila, P., Goto, N., 2014. Study of factors affecting public intentions and behaviors toward the usage of bicycle-styled electric bicycles in Japan. 2nd Aichi University Students` Relay Symposium on Education for Sustainability. Toyohashi, Japan.
  • Konno, Y., Nakayama, K., Dunuwila, P., Takada, T., Abe, S., 2012. Immobilization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on a glass surface using condensing agent DMT-MM, The 2nd International Symposium on Technology for Sustainability. Exact venue is unknown.