{"id":12373,"date":"2025-11-07T05:28:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T05:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/?page_id=12373"},"modified":"2025-11-10T04:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T04:13:00","slug":"prof-c-s-kalpage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/prof-c-s-kalpage\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. C.S. 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S. Kalpage obtained his B.Sc. (Eng.) Degree in Chemical Engineering with First Class Honours from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, in 1994, and earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, in 2005. He joined the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Peradeniya, in 1998 as a Lecturer (Probationary) and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2005. He became Professor in 2020 and has also served on contract as a Professor at the University of Moratuwa. From 2011 to 2020, he served as Head of the Department, contributing significantly to academic leadership, curriculum development, and infrastructure enhancement.<\/p><p data-start=\"898\" data-end=\"1289\">Prof. Kalpage\u2019s research interests include environmental pollution control, industrial wastewater treatment, bioenergy, and cleaner production technologies. He has been actively involved in developing practical environmental solutions through collaborative projects with international and national agencies such as JICA, the Asian Development Bank, and the Central Environmental Authority. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and more than 50 conference papers. His research has been cited internationally, reflecting his contribution to sustainable environmental engineering in Sri Lanka. He has also served as a consultant on several national and industrial projects, including leachate treatment, zero-liquid discharge systems, and refinery expansion studies.<\/p><p data-start=\"1687\" data-end=\"1983\">Prof. Kalpage is a Corporate Member of the Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association (MSLEMA) and an Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (AMIESL). He continues to mentor students and researchers in the fields of environmental engineering and sustainable process development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c294b53 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c294b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654e615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"654e615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Educational Qualifications<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f84ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f84ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-left: 107.75pt; text-indent: -107.75pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">BSc&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; :<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"> B.Sc. Engineering (Honours), Department of Engineering, University of Moratuwa<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -107.75pt;\">,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -107.75pt;\">Sri Lanka, 1994 (First Class Honours)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">PhD&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; : <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK, 2005<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658222\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658222\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-1e526eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e526eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166327d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"166327d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Areas of Research:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b83f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b83f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"259\"><p data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"259\">Wastewater and Leachate Treatment\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"358\"><p data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"358\">Bioenergy and Biomass Conversion<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"471\"><p data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"471\">Cleaner Production Technologies<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"472\" data-end=\"578\"><p data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"578\">Environmental Pollution Control<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"579\" data-end=\"679\"><p data-start=\"581\" data-end=\"679\">Sustainable Process Engineering\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b69f15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b69f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Selected Research Publications:<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21f476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e21f476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Publications in Peer Reviewed International Journals <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Kalpage, C.S. and Hettiarachchi, C.A., 2023. Treatment of landfill leachate using hybrid electrocoagulation and Fenton processes. <em data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"489\">Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering<\/em>, 11(2), p.109832.<\/li><li data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"678\"><p data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"678\">Kalpage, C.S. and De Silva, N.D., 2022. Anaerobic co-digestion of industrial sludge and agro-residues for biogas generation. <em data-start=\"638\" data-end=\"656\">Renewable Energy<\/em>, 197, pp.1018\u20131028.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"849\"><p data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"849\">Kalpage, C.S. and Abeysinghe, T., 2021. Zero-liquid discharge treatment system for textile effluents in Sri Lanka. <em data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"833\">Cleaner Engineering and Technology<\/em>, 3, p.100152.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"1036\"><p data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"1036\">Kalpage, C.S. and Perera, K.G., 2020. Optimization of wastewater treatment for small-scale food industries using biofilm reactors. <em data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1014\">Water Science and Technology<\/em>, 81(5), pp.912\u2013920.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><div><strong>Conference Papers\u00a0<\/strong><\/div><ul><li>Kalpage, C.S., 2024. Integrated pollution control strategies for industrial estates in Sri Lanka. In: <em data-start=\"1178\" data-end=\"1251\">Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Management<\/em>, Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li data-start=\"1275\" data-end=\"1482\"><p data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1482\">Kalpage, C.S. and Jayawardana, L., 2022. Evaluation of low-cost adsorbents for dye removal from wastewater. In: <em data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1455\">Proceedings of the Chemical Engineering Conference (ChemE 2022)<\/em>, University of Moratuwa.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1690\"><p data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1690\">Kalpage, C.S. and Abeykoon, A., 2021. Cleaner production approaches for medium-scale industries in the Central Province. In: <em data-start=\"1611\" data-end=\"1661\">Peradeniya Engineering Research Symposium (PERS)<\/em>, University of Peradeniya.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1691\" data-end=\"1866\"><p data-start=\"1694\" data-end=\"1866\">Kalpage, C.S. and Silva, D.M., 2020. Performance of anaerobic digesters under tropical conditions. In: <em data-start=\"1797\" data-end=\"1824\">National Energy Symposium<\/em>, Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><div><strong>Book Chapters<\/strong><\/div><ul><li>Kalpage, C.S., 2023. Sustainable wastewater management in developing economies. In: <em data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"2033\">Advances in Environmental Process Engineering<\/em>. Springer, Cham.<\/li><li data-start=\"2053\" data-end=\"2207\"><p data-start=\"2056\" data-end=\"2207\">Kalpage, C.S., 2022. Cleaner production for sustainable industrial development. In: <em data-start=\"2140\" data-end=\"2183\">Green Technologies for a Circular Economy<\/em>. Elsevier, Amsterdam.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2208\" data-end=\"2380\"><p data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2380\">Kalpage, C.S. and Perera, K., 2021. Bioenergy from agricultural residues in Sri Lanka. In: <em data-start=\"2302\" data-end=\"2351\">Renewable Energy Systems: Regional Perspectives<\/em>. Taylor &amp; Francis, London.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2381\" data-end=\"2546\"><p data-start=\"2384\" data-end=\"2546\">Kalpage, C.S., 2020. Pollution control technologies for small-scale industries. In: <em data-start=\"2468\" data-end=\"2520\">Environmental Sustainability and Resource Recovery<\/em>. CRC Press, Boca Raton.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><div><div><strong>C<\/strong><b>onsultancy and Technical Reports<\/b><\/div><ul><li>Kalpage, C.S., 2024. <em data-start=\"2623\" data-end=\"2700\">Design of leachate treatment systems for Gohagoda and Dompe landfill sites.<\/em> Central Environmental Authority (CEA), Sri Lanka.<\/li><li data-start=\"2753\" data-end=\"2888\"><p data-start=\"2756\" data-end=\"2888\">Kalpage, C.S., 2023. <em data-start=\"2777\" data-end=\"2847\">Feasibility study for zero-liquid discharge in the textile industry.<\/em> Asian Development Bank (ADB), Colombo.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2889\" data-end=\"3035\"><p data-start=\"2892\" data-end=\"3035\">Kalpage, C.S., 2022. <em data-start=\"2913\" data-end=\"2995\">Assessment of wastewater treatment plants in industrial zones of Kandy District.<\/em> Board of Investment (BOI), Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3036\" data-end=\"3208\"><p data-start=\"3039\" data-end=\"3208\">Kalpage, C.S., 2020. <em data-start=\"3060\" data-end=\"3148\">Environmental impact evaluation and pollution mitigation plan for beverage industries.<\/em> Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Sri Lanka<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658223\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658223\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-d58d7f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d58d7f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f71c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81f71c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c299cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c299cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"251\"><p data-start=\"160\" data-end=\"251\">Commonwealth Scholarship for PhD studies at the University of Birmingham, UK (2001\u20132005).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"252\" data-end=\"328\"><p data-start=\"254\" data-end=\"328\">JICA Fellowship for training in Environmental Engineering, Japan (2009).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"329\" data-end=\"416\"><p data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"416\">Appointed Environmental Consultant for ADB-funded and national industrial projects.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"417\" data-end=\"496\"><p data-start=\"419\" data-end=\"496\">Member of national ISO committees on Bioenergy and Circular Economy (SLSI).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"497\" data-end=\"599\"><p data-start=\"499\" data-end=\"599\">Member of Cabinet-Appointed Steering and Negotiation Committees on CKDu and Oil Refinery Projects.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"600\" data-end=\"699\"><p data-start=\"602\" data-end=\"699\">Recipient of competitive research and consultancy grants from NSF and University of Peradeniya.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"805\"><p data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"805\">Served as Head, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Peradeniya (2011\u20132020).<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658224\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658224\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6f7f044 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f7f044\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-018d8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"018d8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Professional<\/strong><b> Experiences<\/b><\/p><ul data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"1316\"><li data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"334\"><p data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"334\">Head, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Peradeniya (2011\u20132020).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"289\" data-end=\"424\"><p data-start=\"291\" data-end=\"424\">Member, National Mirror Committee on ISO 13065 \u2013 Sustainability Criteria for Bioenergy, Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"535\"><p data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"535\">Member, Cabinet-Appointed Steering Committee on CKDu Research Collaboration (China\u2013Sri Lanka Project).<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"640\"><p data-start=\"538\" data-end=\"640\">Member, Cabinet-Appointed Negotiation Committee for Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery Expansion Project.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"755\"><p data-start=\"643\" data-end=\"755\">Environmental Consultant, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Central Environmental Authority (CEA) projects.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"863\"><p data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"863\">Principal Investigator\/Co-Investigator, research grants funded by NSF and University of Peradeniya.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"959\"><p data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"959\">Reviewer, national and international journals in Environmental and Process Engineering.<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"1069\"><p data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1069\">Member, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) and Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association (SLEMA).<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658225\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658225\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element 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Design<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">CP310&nbsp;Sustainability Assessment and Eco-innovation<\/font><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP408&nbsp;<\/span><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">Basics in Process Engineering Design<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">CP409&nbsp;Advance Process Engineering Design Project<\/font><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">CP506 Industrial Pollution Control System Design<\/font><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP311 Independent Study (Research supervision)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP407 Process Engineering Research Project I (Research supervision)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP411 Process Engineering Research 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