Mineral based Value Added Products
Our researchers are capable of synthesizing materials and products using mineral/earth resources for industrial, biomedical, electronic, environmental and construction fields. There are product oriented research activities on marbles, apatite, laterites, mica, magnetite, graphite, rare earth deposits, mineral sands and value addition on gem minerals.
Pharmaceuticals and healthcare products
Pharmaceutical products can be synthesized under synthetic organic chemistry and natural products sections. Other healthcare products such as smart surgical gloves, devices, sensors, sanitizers and medical equipment can be developed.
Surfaces and Coatings Technologies
Smart coatings which are not limited to antimicrobial coatings, self-cleaning coatings, radiation blocking & reflective coatings, anticorrosive coatings, abrasion resistant coatings and luminescent coatings.
Cosmetics and Nutraceuticals
Natural products based cosmetics & nutraceuticals, mineral based cosmetics (Eg. Talk Powders), fragrances, antimicrobial creams, anti-aging products, anti-wrinkle products, sun protection creams and any other requirement.
Packaging solutions
Smart packaging developments such as packages with barrier properties to keep long shelf-life, spoilage indicating packages, heat resistant packages, biopolymer based package development, biodegradable packaging materials and ethylene scavenging packages.
Natural products
Researchers have extracted and isolated many compounds from natural species including plants, fungi, lichens and many other species. Such compounds can be converted into products of cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, coating materials, pigments, repellents, fertilizers and pesticides.
Waste to products, waste treatment and waste minimization technologies
Some wastes can be converted into useful products and energy. Industrial wastes can be used as raw-materials to develop another industry. With this idea PGIS researchers are capable of developing technologies to minimize wastes and to convert waste into useful products.
Air and water purification
Air and water pollution have become a serious global problem. Our researchers work on developing air and water purification technologies and products.
Agricultural and Food product development
Post-harvesting technologies, new food products with good nutrition values, foods with low glycemic index and food products with medicinal value can be developed. Agricultural products such as equipment, fertilizers, pesticides, antimicrobial products, weedicides and sustainable agriculture products can be developed under PGIS industrial platform.
Smart devices and sensors
Devices and sensors for various applications such as electronic industry, medical sector, automobiles, domestic applications, agriculture and environmental applications can be developed.
Data science solutions and Big Data Analysis
Data science is one of key areas of PGIS. PGIS academics and research students are capable and skilled to provide data solutions and data handling of industries, super-markets and any other needy organizations.
Polymer Technology
Polymers can be synthesized and developed. Polymer based composites and products including nanocomposites can be developed at PGIS.
Smart textiles
Pharmaceutical products can be synthesized under synthetic organic chemistry and natural products sections. Other healthcare products such as smart surgical gloves, devices, sensors, sanitizers and medical equipment can be developed.
Energy storage and harvesting
Solar cells, fuel cells, super-capacitors and batteries are major developments under PGIS research commercialization platform.
Analytical Equipment and Instrument Manufacturing and Maintenance
Currently almost all analytical instruments and equipment are developed in developed foreign countries. However PGIS researchers have capability to develop many analytical instruments in Sri Lanka by developing technologies.