PhD (Ongoing)
PhD (Ongoing)
Bhushan Shrikrushna Shrirame
Hydrogenation reaction
Email: CH19RESCH11002@iith.ac.in
Abhishek R Varma
Value-added chemicals
Email: ch22resch01001@iith.ac.in
PhD (Graduated)
Vimala Dhanala (March 2015)
Steam Reforming and Oxidative Steam Reforming of Isobutanol Over Supported Metal Catalysts
Email: vimala.dhanala@gmail.com
Sudhakara Reddy Yenumala (2016)
Hydrodeoxygenation of Triglyceride and Karanja oil for the Production of Green Diesel over Supported Metal and Metals-support Composite Catalysts
Email: sudha.reddy06@gmail.com
Venkata Chandra Sekhar Palla (June 2017)
Conversion of n-Octanol and Bio-butanol over Supported Nickel and Zeolite Catalysts for the Production of Transportation Fuel and Building-block Chemicals
Email: vcspalla@gmail.com
Pankaj Kumar (July 2019)
Hydrodeoxygenation of stearic acid over supported metal catalysts for the production of green diesel
Email: pankajpietian@gmail.com
Swarnalatha Mailaram (July 2021)
Techno-economic analysis for the production of biofuels and butylenes from biomass: A pinch analysis approach
Email: swarnalatha3009@gmail.com
Alekhya Kunamalla (January 2023)
Production of green jet fuel from furanics via hydroxyalkylation-alkylation over solid-acid catalysts and hydrodeoxygenation of biofuel precursor over supported metal catalysts
Email: CH14M16P000002@iith.ac.in
Group Alumni
Talari Krishna, MTech-June 2021, Production of Furfural from Corncob.
Palkesh Saklecha, MTech-June 2020, Hydrodeoxygenation of 2-Octanol Using Nickel Supported On Alumina Catalyst.
Dr. Mohan Varkolu, RA, Project: Steam Reforming of Butanols using High Surface Area Mesoporous CeO2-ZrO2 Mixed Oxides Supported Metal Catalysts.
T. Upender Rao, MTech - 2019, Production of butyl levulinate by butanolysis of furfuryl alcohol.
Nikhilesh Kodumuru, MTech - 2018, Process design for the production of butylene, gasoline/jet fuel-range hydrocarbons, and aromatics from bio-butanol.
J. S. Aswini Kumar, MTech-2017, Steam Reforming of Butanols using High Surface Area Mesoporous CeO2-ZrO2 Mixed Oxides Supported Metal Catalysts.
Dr. Venkata Giri Prasad Sripathi, RA 2016, Steam Reforming of Butanols using High Surface Area Mesoporous CeO2-ZrO2 Mixed Oxides Supported Metal Catalysts.
Alekhya Kunamalla, MTech-2015, Dehydration of Biomass-derived Carbohydrates in a Biphasic Reactor using Cation Exchange Resin Catalyst for the Production of Hydroxymethylfurfural and Furfural.
Nitesh Dobhal, MTech-2015, Techno-economic Analysis for Production of Biodiesel from Microalgae using Aspen Plus.
Sudhakara Reddy Yenumala, MTech, June 2011. Thesis: Reforming of Vegetable Oils for the Production of Synthesis Gas: Thermodynamic Analysis and Flowsheet Disign. (pdf)
Venkata Chandra Sekhar Palla, MTech, June 2011. Thesis: Preparation and Characterization of Supported Metal Catalyst for Steam Reforming of Oxygenated Compounds. (pdf)
Pankaj Kumar, MTech, June 2012. Hydrodeoxygenation of Stearic Acid Using Supported Nickel Alumina Catalysts. (pdf)
Anup Patil, MTech, June 2013. Thesis: Hydrodeoxygenation of Stearic Acid Using Alumina Supported Nickel-copper Bimetallic Catalysts. (pdf)
K. Praveen Kumar, MTech, June 2014. Thesis: Process Design and Economic Analysis of Bio-Butanol Process.
Swarnalatha Mailaram, MTech, June 2015. Techno-economic Analysis of Hydrodeoxygenation of Vegetable Oil for Production of Green Diesel Using Aspen Plus.