- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
- Lecturer (Un-Confirmed)
Contact information
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Senior Treasurer- Chemical Engineering Students Society -Collaborates with other student government members, DCPE and administration to align financial plans with society goals. Further, involved in fundraising activities, grant applications and maintaining transparency in financial matters. (2023 To date)
Faculty Orientation Committee -Participating planing and realization of EFac inauguration and orientation of freshers (2023 To date)
Research Activities
Membrane Technology
Energy and Environmental Engineering
Chemical & Process Engineering
Water/Wastewater treatment
Education and Professional Affiliations
PhD, Nanyang Technological University ,2020
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,2015
Career
Honours and Awards
Publications*
Imesha R. Samarathunga, Jayantha Epaarachchi , G.S.M.D.P. Sethunga , Madhubhashitha Herath ,".Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) membrane for Air Filtration.",11th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics ,Brisbane, Australia,2023,
Aymmugan Aynkaran, Shazni Ahamed G.S.M.D.P. Sethunga,".Modelling and Economic analysis of Recovering Acetonitrile from Wastewater using Adsorption and Membrabe Pervaporation.",9th International Symposium on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development (ACEPS-2023),Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna,2023,121-128
Chandrarathna AHMHG Weerakoon SJ GSMDP Sethunga,".Effect of Filler Materials in Urea Formaldehyde Adhesives used in Wood Composite Manufacturing Industry.",ChemEcon 2023,Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa,2023,
S K Edirisinghe G S M D P Sethunga A S K Warahena M Narayana G L S A Samarakoon,".A case study on the need assessment for innovating a new curriculum for the Engineering Technology Undergraduate Studies.",National Engineering Research Symposium,Virtual,2022,
GSMDP Sethunga W Rong TH Bae ,".Maximizing Methane Recovery using a Membrane Contactor Process from Anaerobic Effluents: Role of composite membranes.",Engineering with Membrane,Sweden,2019,
Dulanji Imalsha Abeysuriya Dilhara Sethunga Mahinsasa Rathnayake,".Process simulation–based scenario analysis of scaled-up bioethanol production from water hyacinth.",Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery,,2023
GSMDP Sethunga, HE Karahan, R Wang, TH Bae ,".Wetting-and fouling-resistant hollow fiber membranes for dissolved methane recovery from anaerobic wastewater treatment effluents.",Journal of Membrane Science,617,2021
THB Yechan Lee,Kang Hee Yun, G.S.M.D.P. Sethunga,".Membrane Contactors for Maximizing Biomethane Recovery in Anaerobic Wastewater Treatments: Recent Efforts and Future Prospect.",Applied Sciences,11,2021
SASC Samarasinghe, CY Chuah, HE Karahan, GSMDP Sethunga, TH Bae,".Enhanced O2/N2 Separation of Mixed-Matrix Membrane Filled with Pluronic-Compatibilized Cobalt Phthalocyanine Particles.",Membranes,10,2020
GSMDP Sethunga, J Lee, R Wang, TH Bae,".Influences of operating parameters and membrane characteristics on the net energy production in dense, porous, and composite hollow fiber membrane contactors for dissolved biomethane recovery.",Journal of Membrane Science,610,2020
W Rongwong, K Goh, GSMDP Sethunga, TH Bae,".Fouling formation in membrane contactors for methane recovery from anaerobic effluents.",Journal of Membrane Science, 573,2019
S Samarasinghe, CY Chuah, W Li, GSMDP Sethunga, R Wang, TH Bae,".Incorporation of CoIII acetylacetonate and SNW-1 nanoparticles to tailor O2/N2 separation performance of mixed-matrix membrane.",Separation and Purification Technology ,223,2019
CY Chuah, W Li, S Samarasinghe, GSMDP Sethunga, TH Bae,".Enhancing the CO2 separation performance of polymer membranes via the incorporation of amine-functionalized HKUST-1 nanocrystals.",Microporous and Mesoporous Materials,290,2019
GSMDP Sethunga, HE Karahan, R Wang, TH Bae,".PDMS-coated porous PVDF hollow fiber membranes for efficient recovery of dissolved biomethane from anaerobic effluents.",Journal of Membrane Science,584,2019
G.S.M.D.P.Sethunga, Jaewoo Lee, Rong Wang, Tae-Hyun Bae,".Influence of membrane characteristics and operating parameters on transport properties of dissolved methane in a hollow fiber membrane contactor for biogas recovery from anaerobic effluents.",Journal of Membrane Science,589,2019
G.S.M.D.P. Sethunga, W. Rongwong, R. Wang, TH Bae,".Optimization of hydrophobic modification parameters of microporous polyvinylidene fluoride hollow-fiber membrane for biogas recovery from anaerobic membrane bioreactor effluent.",Journal of Membrane Science,548,2018