Senior Scientist

B Tech	2009, Bapatla Engineering College, Andhra Pradesh
M Tech	2011, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
Ph D	2016, Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
E Mail	ysreddy@iip.res.in
Telephone No.	+91-135 – 2525 712
Cell No.	+91- 9885 80 2234

Research Interest

• Biofuels and functional chemicals from ligno-cellulosic and algal biomass
• Heterogeneous Catalysis
• Monolithic Catalysts
• Process Modelling and Simulation using ASPEN

Work Experience

Awards and Honours

• Ambuja’s Young Researcher’s Award for the Year 2011 for Post-Graduate Studies in India after GATE Examination for M Tech Thesis on “Reforming of Vegetable Oil for the Production of Synthesis Gas: Thermodynamic Analysis and Flow Sheet Design”  
• Silver Medal for highest CGPA in Chemical Engineering (M Tech)  
• Excellence in Academics from Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad for being the best Academic Performer, 2010-11  

Patents

• Bi-phasic solvothermal liquefaction process for the production of phenolic rich bio oil from soda lignin with in-situ homogeneous catalyst
  Indian Patent Application Number: 202211071459
• Hydrothermal liquefaction for production of acetosyringone and alkylphenolics from Lignin
  Indian Patent Application Number: 0055NF2018

Selected Publications

• Low-temperature selective production of propylene from non-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane over unconventional Zr/ZK-5 catalysts
  Fuel Processing Technol (2022), 235, 107362
• Co-hydrothermal liquefaction of phumdi and paragrass an aquatic biomass: Characterization of bio-oil, aqueous fraction and solid residue
  J Energy Inst (2022), 102, 247-255
• Technological Advancements in the Production of Green Diesel from Biomass, Green Diesel: An Alternative to Biodiesel and Petrodiesel,
  Springer (2022), 219-248
• Effects of temperature and solvent on hydrothermal liquefaction of the corncob for production of phenolic monomers
  Biomass Conv Biorefinery (2022), 12, 91-101
• Hydrodeoxygenation of karanja oil using ordered mesoporous nickel-alumina composite catalysts
  Catal Today (2020), 348, 45-54