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H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom and specializes in the field of Chemistry. Their work spans various subfields including Organic Chemistry, Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Spectroscopy.

The main topics of Gunaratne's research focus on:

  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Marine and coastal ecosystems

Gunaratne has contributed to several publications in a variety of scientific journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Photocatalytic removal of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa PCC7813 and four microcystins by TiO2 coated porous glass beads with UV-LED irradiation," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Design and synthesis of pyridinamide functionalized ionic liquids for efficient conversion of carbon dioxide into cyclic carbonates," 2022, Journal of CO2 Utilization
  • "Graphitic-C3N4 coated floating glass beads for photocatalytic destruction of synthetic and natural organic compounds in water under UV light," 2020, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • "Light-Triggered Switchable Ionic Liquid Aqueous Two-Phase Systems," 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Taming Tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II) and Its Reactions in Water by Capture/Release with Shape-Switchable Symmetry-Matched Cyclophanes," 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent publication venues where Gunaratne's work has appeared include:

  • ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Journal of CO2 Utilization
  • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Gunaratne's research. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Peter K. J. Robertson
  • Chaoyi Yao
  • A. Prasanna de Silva
  • Carlos J. Pestana
  • Jianing Hui

Best Publications

  • Signaling Recognition Events with Fluorescent Sensors and Switches.

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Allen J. M. Huxley

  • Molecular fluorescent signalling with ‘fluor–spacer–receptor’ systems: approaches to sensing and switching devices via supramolecular photophysics

    Richard A. Bissell;A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;P. L. Mark Lynch

  • Novel biocompatible cholinium-based ionic liquids—toxicity and biodegradability

    Marija Petkovic;Jamie L. Ferguson;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Rui Ferreira

  • Fluorescent PET (photoinduced electron transfer) sensors

    Richard A. Bissell;A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;P. L. Mark Lynch

  • Integration of Logic Functions and Sequential Operation of Gates at the Molecular-Scale

    Amilra De Silva;Isabelle M. Dixon;Harambage Gunaratne;T. Gunnlaugsson

  • New Fluorescent Model Compounds for the Study of Photoinduced Electron Transfer: The Influence of a Molecular Electric Field in the Excited State

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Jean-Louis Habib-Jiwan;Colin P. McCoy

  • Molecular Photoionic AND Logic Gates with Bright Fluorescence and “Off−On” Digital Action

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Colin P. McCoy

  • Dissolution of cork biopolymers in biocompatible ionic liquids

    Helga Garcia;Rui Ferreira;Marija Petkovic;Jamie L. Ferguson

  • X-Y-ZH Systems as potential 1,3-dipoles : Part 15. Amine generated azaallyl anios versus metallo-1,3-dipoles in cycloadditions of α-amino acid esters. Facile regio- and stereo-specific formation of pyrrolidines

    Darrin A. Barr;Ronald Grigg;H.Q.Nimal Gunaratne;James Kemp

  • Arenedicarboximide Building Blocks for Fluorescent Photoinduced Electron Transfer pH Sensors Applicable with Different Media and Communication Wavelengths

    Lynda M. Daffy;A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Christian Huber

  • Direct visual indication of pH windows: ‘off–on–off’ fluorescent PET (photoinduced electron transfer) sensors/switches

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Colin P. McCoy

  • Proton‐Controlled Switching of Luminescence in Lanthanide Complexes in Aqueous Solution: pH Sensors Based on Long‐Lived Emission

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Terence E. Rice

  • ‘Off–on’ fluorescent sensors for physiological levels of magnesium ions based on photoinduced electron transfer (PET), which also behave as photoionic OR logic gates

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Glenn E. M. Maguire

  • Luminescence and charge transfer. Part 4. ‘On–off’ fluorescent PET (photoinduced electron transfer) sensors with pyridine receptors: 1,3-diaryl-5-pyridyl-4,5-dihydropyrazoles

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;P. L. Mark Lynch

  • Fluorescent switches with high selectivity towards sodium ions: Correlation of ion-induced conformation switching with fluorescence function

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson;Mark Nieuwenhuizen

  • Sustainable Cyclic Carbonate Production, Utilizing Carbon Dioxide and Azolate Ionic Liquids

    Peter Goodrich;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Johan Jacquemin;Lili Jin

  • Luminescence and charge transfer. Part 2. Aminomethyl anthracene derivatives as fluorescent PET (photoinduced electron transfer) sensors for protons

    Richard A. Bissell;Emilio Calle;A. Prasanna de Silva;Saliya A. de Silva

  • Fluorescent PET(Photoinduced Electron Transfer) reagents for thiols

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H.Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson

  • Fluorescent PET (photoinduced electron transfer) sensors selective for submicromolar calcium with quantitatively predictable spectral and ion-binding properties

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne

  • Fluorescent signalling of the brain neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid and related amino acid zwitterions

    A. Prasanna de Silva;H. Q. Nimal Gunaratne;Catherine McVeigh;Glenn E. M. Maguire

  • Signaling Recognition Events with Fluorescent Sensors and Switches

    A. P. De Silva;H. Q. N. Gunaratne;T. Gunnlaugsson;A. J. M. Huxley

  • Fluorescent PET (Photoinduced Electron Transfer) Sensors

    R. A. Bissell;A. Po. De Silva;H. Q. N. Gunaratne;P. L. M. Lynch

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth R. Seddon
Kenneth R. Seddon Queen's University Belfast
A. Prasanna de Silva
A. Prasanna de Silva Queen's University Belfast
Peter Nockemann
Peter Nockemann Queen's University Belfast
Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson
Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson Trinity College Dublin
Christopher Hardacre
Christopher Hardacre University of Manchester
Visuvanathar Sridharan
Visuvanathar Sridharan University of Leeds
Mark Nieuwenhuyzen
Mark Nieuwenhuyzen Queen's University Belfast
John T. S. Irvine
John T. S. Irvine University of St Andrews
David Rooney
David Rooney Queen's University Belfast
Luís Paulo N. Rebelo
Luís Paulo N. Rebelo Universidade Nova de Lisboa

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