Member Profile
Membership type: full
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Pavani Dulanja Dissanayake
Country of origin: Sri Lanka Currently in: Sri Lanka, Ihala Weerakodiyana General field of specialization: Agricultural Sciences-
Degrees
2017 Master Agricultural Sciences2012 Undergraduate Agricultural Sciences2022 Doctorate Other -
Current Research Activities
Agricultural Sciences
Environmental Science, Use of biochar for CO2 adsorption, Use of biochar for remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil Biochar for antibiotic adsorption
Publications resulting from Research:
Journal Articles
Dissanayake, P.D., You, S., Igalavithana, A.D., Xia, Y., Bhatnagar, A., Gupta, S., Kua, H.W., Kim, S., Kwon, J.H., Tsang, D.C.W., and Ok, Y.S. (2019). Biochar-based adsorbents for carbon dioxide capture: A Critical Review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 119:109582 (IF: 10.556) (JCR Top 5% (Q1), Green & Sustainable Science & Technology: 1/35) (Published online: 26 November 2019).
Dissanayake, P.D., Choi, S.W., Igalavithana, A.D., Yang, X., Tsang, D.C.W., Wang, C.H., Kua, H.W., Lee, K.B., Ok, Y.S. Sustainable gasification biochar as a high efficiency adsorbent for CO2 capture: A facile method to designer biochar fabrication. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 124: 109785 (IF: 10.556) (JCR Top 5% (Q1), Green & Sustainable Science & Technology: 1/35) (Published online: February 2020).
Igalavithana, A.D., Choi, S.W., Dissanayake, P.D., Shang, J., Wang, C.H., Yang, X., Kim, S., Tsang, D.C.W., Lee, K.B., Ok, Y.S. (2020). Gasification biochar from feedstock mixtures of food waste and wood waste for effective CO2 adsorption. Journal of Hazadous Materials, 391: 121147 (IF: 7.650) (JCR Top 5% (Q1), Engineering, Civil: 1/125) (Published online: 03 September 2019).
Xia, Y.F., Zhang, M., Tsang, D.C.W., Geng, N., Lu, D., Zhu, L., Igalavithana, A.D., Dissanayake, P.D., Rinkebe, J., Kim, K.H., Ok, Y.S. Recent advances in control technologies for nutrient pollution from agricultural runoff: current practices and prospects. Applied Biological Chemistry, 63 (8): 1-13 (IF: 1.559) (Published online: 04 February 2020).
Igalavithana, A.D., Choi, S.W., Shang, J., Hanif, A., Dissanayake, P.D., Tsang, D.C.W., Lee, K.B., Ok, Y.S. Carbon dioxide capture in biochar produced from pine sawdust and paper mill sludge: Effect of pyrolysis temperature and steam activation. Science of the Total Environment (IF: 5.589). (Published online: 31 May 2020).
Current profession
Current professional activities type:Higher Education StudyResearcher
Affiliations
Soil Science Society of Sri LankaYoung Scientist's Forum of Sri LankaPresentation given
2020Effect of Plastic Mulch Wastes on Soil Quality and Crop Productivity in Agro-Environments.National University of Singapore, SingaporeEvent: Sustainable Waste Management Workshop.2018Biochar-Based Adsorbents for Capturing Carbon Dioxide.The Hong Kong Education University, Hong KongEvent: 3rd International conference on Biological Waste as Resource (BWR 2018)2018Effect of Carbon Dioxide and Potassium Hydroxide Modification on CO2 Adsorption Capacity of BiocharCrawn Plaza Hotel, Foshan, ChinaEvent: 4th Asia Pacific Biochar Conference (APBC 2018)2019Biochar as a Sustainable Adsorbent for Capturing Carbon DioxideBusan, KoreaEvent: Harmful Organisms -
Other Awards
Nov 2018Best oral presentation awardBest oral presentation award (3rd prize) for the outstanding presentation on "Effect of carbon dioxide and potassium hydroxide modification on CO2 adsorption capacity of biochar" presented at 4th Asia Pacific Biochar Conference (APBC 2018), Foshan, China.Dec 2018Best poster presentation awardBest poster presentation for the poster on “Biochar based adsorbents for capturing carbon dioxide” in the 3rd International Conference on Biological Waste as Resource (BWR 2018). The Hong Kong Education University, Hong Kong, 17-19 December 2018Dec 2018Outstanding contribution in reviewingCertificate of outstanding contribution in reviewing for the journal of Environmental Pollution (IF: 5.714), Journal of Hazardous Materials (IF: 9.038) and Journal of Soils and Sediments (IF: 2.763) in 2018.May 2009S.W. Siriwardena scholarship for the best performance in 1100 seriesS.W. Siriwardena scholarship for the best performance in 1100 series (obtained GPA of 4.00 out of 4.00) - Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.