• Applications of biochar in redox-mediated reactions 

  Yuan, Y; Bolan, N; Vithanage, M; Biswas, J.K (Elsevier, 2017)

  Biochar is chemically more reduced and reactive than the original feedstock biomass. Graphite regions, functional groups, and redox-active metals in biochar contribute to its redox characteristics. While the functional ...
• Biomass valorization and phytoremediation as integrated Technology for Municipal Solid Waste Management for developing economic context 

  Wijekoon, P; Wickramasinghe, C; Athapattu, B.C.L; Vithanage, M (Springer, 2020)

  Municipal solid waste (MSW) has ranked among the most detrimental global issues of the decade, where it has been induced by the population trends, urbanization, and economic growth. The majority of conventional pollution ...
• E-waste as a challenge for public and ecosystem health 

  Weerasundara, L; Mahatantila, K; Vithanage, M (Elsevier, 2020)
• Mechanistic understanding of crystal violet dye sorption by woody biochar: implications for wastewater treatment 

  Wathukarage, A; Herath, I; Iqbal, M.C.M; Vithanage, M (Springer, 2017)
• Implications of layered double hydroxides assembled biochar composite in adsorptive removal of contaminants: Current status and future perspectives 

  Vithanage, M; Ashiq, A; Ramanayaka, S; Bhatnagar, A (Elsevier, 2020)

  In recent years, biochar composites have received considerable attention for environmental applications. This paper reviews the current state of research on Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs) tailored biochar composites in ...
• Occurrence and cycling of trace elements in ultramafic soils and their impacts on human health: A critical review 

  Vithanage, M; Kumarathilaka, P; Oze, C; Karunatilake, S (Elsevier, 2019)

  recent decades. Ultramafic environments lead to potential risks to the agricultural products and, subsequently, to human health. This unique review presents geochemistry of ultramafic soils, TM fractionation (i.e. ...
• Soil Enzyme Activities in Waste Biochar Amended Multi-Metal Contaminated Soil; Effect of Different Pyrolysis Temperatures and Application Rates 

  Vithanage, M; Bandara, T; Al-Wabel, M.I; Abduljabbar, A (2018)

  Woody biochars derived by pyrolyzing Gliricidia sepium at 300°C and 500°C and a waste byproduct of same biomass from a bioenergy industry (BC700) were tested for their effect on soil enzymes activities and available form ...
• Refinement of Reverse Osmosis Concentrate through Bio-Char Embedded Bio-Geo Filter 

  Thalgaspitiya, T.W.L.R; Yasarathne, U.L.S.; Karunasinghe, T.A.B; Vithanage, M (2018)

  Installation of Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants in community organizations to supply portable drinking water is an attempt in the areas with Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in the North Central Province in ...
• A review on design, material selection, mechanism, and modelling of permeable reactive barrier for community-scale groundwater treatment 

  Thakur, A.K; Vithanage, M; Das, D.B; Kumar, M (Elsevier, 2020)

  Over the last thirty years, several techniques of groundwater (GW) remediation based on the principles of physical (air sparging), biological (bioventing), and chemical (e.g., ion exchange) processes have proven to be ...
• Biochar versus bone char for a sustainable inorganic arsenic mitigation in water: What needs to be done in future research? 

  Alkurdi, S.S.A; Herath, I; Bundschuh, J; Vithanage, M (Elsevier, 2019)

  Arsenic (As) is an emerging contaminant on a global scale posing threat to environmental and human health. The relatively brief history of the applications of biochar and bone char has mapped the endeavors to remove As ...
• Heavy metal-induced oxidative stress on seed germination and seedling development: a critical review 

  Seneviratne, M; Rajakaruna, N; Rizwan, M; Vithanage, M (Springer, 2017)
• Sorption and desorption of agro-pesticides in soils 

  Sarkar, B; Mukhopadhyay, R; Mandal, A; Vithanage, M (Elsevier, 2020)
• Technological innovation for soil/sediment remediation 

  Sarkar, B; Tsang, D.C.W; Song, H; Vithanage, M (Springer, 2019)
• Sustainable sludge management by removing emerging contaminants from urban wastewater using carbon nanotubes 

  Sarkar, B; Mandal, S; Vithanage, M; Biswas, J.K (Elsevier, 2019)
• Anammox Process for Removal of Ammonia from Landfill Leachate 

  Rathnayaka, N; Wijesundara, D; Hapukotuwa, N; Vithanage, M (2019)

  Landfilling is a common practice used to dispose municipal solid waste due to economic considerations in developing countries as Sri Lanka. Among the different ways of landfilling, open pit dumping can be identified as the ...
• Halloysite nanoclay supported adsorptive removal of oxytetracycline antibiotic from aqueous media 

  Ramanayaka, S; Sarkar, B; Cooray, A.T; Vithanage, M (Elsevier, 2020)

  Halloysite nanoclay was utilized to retain aqueous oxytetracycline (OTC) which is extensively used in the veterinary industry. The micro-structure and functionality of the nanoclay were characterized through spectroscop ...
• Green synthesis of graphitic nanobiochar for the removal of emerging contaminants in aqueous media 

  Ramanayaka, S; Tsang, D.C.W; Hou, D; Vithanage, M (Elsevier, 2020)

  This study reports the preparation of nanobiochar (NBC) via top-down approach of bioenergy waste-derived dendro biochar through mechanised grinding in order to assess its capacity to remove emerging contaminants, such ...
• Urban mining of E-waste: treasure hunting for precious nanometals 

  Ramanayaka, S; Keerthanan, S; Vithanage, M (Elsevier, 2020)
• Nanobiochar: Production, Properties, and Multifunctional Applications 

  Ramanayaka, S; Vithanage, M; Alessi, D.S; Jayasundera, A.C.A (2020)

  Nanobiochar has received much recent attention among engineered biochars owing to its useful chemical and physical properties. Research efforts have attempted to discover novel methods for nanobiochar preparation and ...
• Performance of metal–organic frameworks for the adsorptive removal of potentially toxic elements in a water system: a critical review 

  Ramanayaka, S; Vithanage, M; Sarmah, A; An, T (2019)

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