Department of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Academic Staff member

Prof. (Ms) Hema. M. K. K. Pathirana

Emeritus Professor

BSc (Special Degree in Chemistry), University of Sri Lanka, Vidyodaya Campus) , PhD, (University of Aston in Bïrmingham, U.K.),
Email - hemap@chem.ruh.ac.lk

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  • Inorganic Chemistry,
  • Organometallic Chemistry,
  • Environmental Chemistry,
  • Green Chemistry
  • Nuclear Chemistry
  • Boron Chemistry
  • Aquatic Chemistry
  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Photocatalysis
  • Biodiesel
  • Thin Films
  • Environment Chemistry
  • Green Chemistry
  • 1. Hema M.K.K.Pathirana and William R McWhinnie. (1986) Synthesis of New Bidentate Tellurium ligands-(p-EtOC6H4)Te(CH2)nTe(C6H4OEt-p)(n=1,5,6,7,9,10). J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans 2003 - 2005
  • 2. Hema M.K.K.Pathirana , William R McWhinnie and Frank J Berry.(1986) New Organyltellurium Ligands.1,2-Bis(pEthoxyphenyltelluromethyl)benzene and Tetrakis(p-Ethoxyphenyltelluromethyl)methane. J. Organomet. Chem. 312, 323 - 327
  • 3. Hema M.K.K.Pathirana, Allan W. Downs and William R McWhinnie.(1988) “The Coordination Chemistry of Bidentate Tellurium Ligands, I. Complexes of Palladium, Platinum and Mercury with Large Chelate Rings”. J. Inorg. Chimica. Acta, 143, 161- 167
  • 4. Hema M.K.K.Pathirana, Ralph A. Zingaro, Edward A. Meyers, Joseph H. Reibenspies and D. Carl Dufner (1990). “Substituted Selenourea - Tellurium Tetrahalide Adducts : Precursors to Selenium - Tellurium Alloys”. Heteroatom Chem.1,5, 401 – 406
  • 5. Ralph A. Zingaro, Hema M.K.K.Pathirana, Joseph. H. Reibenspies and Edward A. Meyers. (1991). Reactions of Tellurium tetrahalides with glycols”, Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon 62, 91- 99
  • 6. H. M. K. K.Pathirana, J. H. Reibenspies , E. A. Meyers and R. A. Zingaro. (1991). Structure of Di-?-bromo-(tetrabromo-1k4Br)bis(N,N-dimethylselenourea- 2k2Se)ditellurium (II,IV) – Acetonitrile methanol(2/3/1), Acta. Cryst. C47,516 – 519
  • 7. H. M. K. K.Pathirana, J. H. Reibenspies , E. A. Meyers and R. A. Zingaro.(1991). Structure of N1,N1,N3,N3-Tetramethyl-?-?1-diselenobisformidinium Bromide, Acta. Cryst. C47, 903
  • 8. Nair P.K., Nair M.T.S, Pathirana Hema M.K.K., Zingaro Ralph A. and Meyers Edward A. (1993). Structure and compositon of Chemically Deposited Thin Films of Bismuth sulfide and copper sulphide - Effect on Optical and Electrical Properties. J. Electrochem. Soc. 140(3), 754 - 759
  • 9. Nair M.T.S Nair P.K., Pathirana Hema M.K.K., Zingaro Ralph A. and Meyers Edward A.(1993). Cadmium selenide thin films:chemical deposition using N,N-dimethylselenourea and ion exchange reactions to modify electrical conductivity. J. Electrochem. Soc. 140(10), 2987- 2994
  • 10. H. M. K. K.Pathirana, T.J.Weises, J. H. Reibenspies, R. A. Zingaro and E. A. Meyers. (1994). Crystal structure of N,N-dimethylurea. (CH3)2NOCNH2. Z. Kristallogr. 209, 696.
  • 11. H. M. K. K.Pathirana, T.J.Weises,J. H. Reibenspies , R. A. Zingaro and E. A.Meyers.(1994).Crystal structure of N,N-dimethylselenourea,(CH3)2NSeCNH2. Z. Kristallogr. 209, 697-698
  • 12. H. M. K. K.Pathirana, T.J.Weises,J. H. Reibenspies , R. A. Zingaro and E. A. Meyers.(1994). Crystal structure of N,N-dimethylthiourea. (CH3)2NSeCNH2. Z. Kristallogr. 209, 698
  • 13. Hema M.K.K.Pathirana and R. A. Maithreepala.(1997). Photodegradation of 3,4 - dichloropropionamide in aquous TiO2 suspension. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A Chem. 102, 273-277
  • 14. Hema M K K Pathirana and Sajeewani Pathirana (2016). Biodiesel from fish waste. Organic Chem. Curr. Res. 5, 3, 73 (Suppl)
  • 15. Nuwan A Pannilawithana and Hema M.K.K. Pathirana. (2017). A green method to to produce Biodiesel from Palm olein oil. J. of Oil Palm Research 29, 2, 267 – 277
  • Overseas Research Students Scholarship,UK
  • Commonwealth Academic Exchange Fellowship, UK
  • Commonwealth Fellowship, UK
  • Robert A Welch Fellowship, USA
  • C.Chem, F.I. Chem.C
  • Member of the: Senate, Higher Degrees Committee, BOS