BIODATA OF K. S. RAMA RAO
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Name
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Dr. K.S.Rama Rao.
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Designation
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Senior Principal Scientist
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Department
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Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
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Institute/University
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Address
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Dr. K. S. Rama Rao, Senior Principal Scientist,
Inorganic & Physical Chemistry Division,
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,
Tarnaka, Hyderabad, A.P. India. PIN 500 007
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Telephone
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+91-40-17191712 & +91-40-27193232
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Fax
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+91-40-27160921
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e-mail
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ksramarao.iict@gov.in ksramaraoiict@gmail.com
& ksramaraoiict@yahoo.com
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Date of Birth
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14-03-1958
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Sex
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Male
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SC/ST
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No
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Marital Status
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Married, Wife & One Son
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Academic Qualifications
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Doctorate ( January 1992) :
Master's (1985)
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Undergraduate (1977)
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Passport Details
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Professional Experience
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Senior Principal scientist :
Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
Field: Heterogeneous Catalysis (Chemistry)
University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
Chemistry
Nagarjuna University, Guntur, India,
Chemistry
Mathematics and Physics
Indian Passport No. A6284788 obtained at
Hyderabad, India
Since 6th March 2010
Principal Scientist
Senior Scientist
Scientist
Junior Scientist
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6th March 2005 – 5th March 2010
6th March 2001 – 5th March 2005
6th March 1997 – 5th March 2001
6th March 1992 – 5th March 1997
At Catalysis Section, I&PC Division
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,
Hyderabad, India
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Laboratory &
Scientific Assistant(s)
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10th May 1978 – 5th March 1992
Catalysis Section
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,
Hyderabad, India
Research Experience
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Heterogeneous Catalysis: Catalyst Preparation,
Characterization and Evaluation.
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CO/CO2 hydrogenation for DME synthesis
Hydrogenation of fufural to furfuryl alcohol
Combination of hydrogenation-dehydrogenation
reactions (Catalytic Coupling Reactions)
Ammonia synthesis at moderate pressures
Halogen exchange reactions.
Ammoxidation of Alkyl Substituted Picolines and
Pyridines
Hydrodechlorination of CFC-12 to HFC-32
Aromatization of Isophorone to 3,5- Xylenol.
Mesoporous materials (SBA-15)
Adsorbents for defluoridation of ground water
Silver catalysts for microorganism control
CO2 Storage materials
Decalin Dehydrogenation
Ethyl bengene dehydrogenation
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Research Interests
CO2 adsorbents, CO2 utilization, Biomass transformations, Fuel Cells, Coal gas clean-up, Insitu
generation of NH3 followed by amination reactions, Water purification, Metal nitrides &
carbides
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Major Scientific achievements
 Successful demonstration of furfuryl alcohol synthesis under pressure in a batch
reactor to the sponsorer, M/S. Delta Agro Chemicals, Vijayawada, A.P, India.
 Successful completion of
“Laboratory studies on
single - step synthesis of
dimethyl ether (DME)
from CO2 containing synthesis gas”, funded by
M/s. Indian Oil Corporation, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
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Countries Visited
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Institute of Organo-Elemento Compounds, Moscow &
Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk (Russia) Under
ILTP Exchange Programme for 6 months (1989)
Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
(KRICT) Taejon (South Korea) Under Brain – Pool
Fellowship for 11 months (1997)
The Open University, Milton Keynes (U.K.) for 3
months Under Link Programme Sponsored by British
Council, Chennai (1999)
University of Leeds, Leeds (U.K.) for 2 weeks Under
Indo-UK joint project Sponsored by The British
Council and DST, New Delhi, India (2002)
University of Leeds, Leeds (U.K.) for 10 days Under
Indo-UK joint project Sponsored by The British
Council and DST, New Delhi, India (2003)
International School of Geophysics, 30th Course : CO2
- Capture and Storage Technologies held at Ettore
Majorana, Erice – Sicily, Italy during 31st October –
7th November, 2007
Inha University, Seoul, South Korea under Brain-Pool
Felloship for 6 months (2008)
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Professional Bodies
Life member of:
1. Catalysis Society of India
2. Materials Research Society of India
3. Indian Society of Analytical Scientists.
4. Society for preservation of Environment and Quality of Life.
5. Chemical Research Society of India
6. Association of British Scholars
7. Treasurer – Catalysis Society of India Hyderabad
Chapter during 1996-1998
8. Executive Committee Member, Catalysis Society of
India during 2003-2005
9. Fellow, Eurasian Academy of Environmental Sciences
10. Affiliate Member, Royal Society of Chemistry
11. Member, American Chemical Society
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No. of Publications
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Research Papers: 122
Patents Filed : 23 (including 5 US Patents & 8
Indian Patents - granted)
Papers Presented at seminars & symposia : > 80
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Teaching Experience
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12 years Teaching experience for M.Sc.
(Industrial Chemistry) students on Catalysis aspects
at Jawahar Lal Nehru Technological University,
Hyderabad, India & AcSIR courses at IICT-H
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Management Capabilities
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Awards / Invitations
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a) Supervised - Ph.D. students (awarded) = 10
(working) = 7,
M.Sc. students = 12,
M.Tech student = 5 &
B.Tech students = 12
b) Member, Disposable Committee, IICT,
Hyderabad,
India 2010-2012
c) Member, AP Pollution Board, Hyderabad 20112013
d) Recognition as a supervisor for guiding Ph.D
students in :
i) Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
ii) Jawahar Lal Nehru Techniological University,
Hyderabad, India
iii) National Institute of Technology, Warangal,
India
iv) Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University,
Nanded, India and
v) Andhra University Waltair, India
e) Co-convener for the 16th National Symposium
on Catalysis & 1st Indo-German Conference on
Catalysis held at IICT, Hyderabad, India in
2003.
Best Performance award from IICT, Hyderabad in the year 2000
Awarded Brainpool fellowship to work in Korea (1997 & 2008)
Editorial Board Member, The Open Catalysis Journal
Delivered an invited Lecture at University of Leeds, Leeds, UK on Hydrodechlorination of
CFC-12 in 2002
Delivered an invited Lecture at Liverhulme Centre for Innovative Catalysis, University of
Liverpool, Liverpool, UK on Hydrodechlorination of CFC-12 in 2002
Delivered an Invited lecture “ Single step DME Synthesis” under Lab to Indistry session
during 16th National Symposium and 2nd Indo-German Conference on Catalysis “Catalysis
– A Cross disciplinary Vision” held at IICT, Hyderbad during February 6 – 8, 2003
Delivered an invited Lecture “Hydrogen-Future Scenario” at the one-day workshop on
“Hydrogen as Alternate Fuel-Emerging Technologies” held at JNTU, Hyderabad, India on
16 March, 2005
Delivered an Invited Lecture “Nanochemistry” during a Training Programme on
“Advances in Engineering Chemistry” on August 17, 2006 at Vasavi Engineering college,
Hyderabad, India
Delivered an invited lecture in Department of Chemistry, Osmania University on Catalysis
in June, 2006
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Delivered an invited lecture on “Criteria for Standardization of Specifications for
Activated Alumina and its Assay” at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur, India during a
Roundtable Deliberations on Standards for Activated Alumina on October 18, 2006
Delivered an invited lecture on Low cost adsorbents and catalytic systems for drinking
water purification at 3rd International Conference on Hydrology and Watershed
Management with a focal theme on ‘Climate change – Water, Food and Environmental
security held by JNTU, Hyderabad, India during 3-6 February, 2010
Delivered a Plenary Lecture “Decalin Dehydrogenation- An environmental friendly H2
storage for on-board fuelcell equipped vehicles” at 2nd International Conference on
Environmental Management during 25-28 October, 2010 organized by Centre for
Environment, Institute of Science & Technology, JNTU, Hyderabad
Delivered a Plenary talk on “An overview of futuristic fuels – Chemical aspects” at UGC
sponsored Workshop ‘Chemistry and Energy Present and Future Scenario’ at Department
of Chemistry, Osmania University College for Women, Koti, Hyderabad, India on March
22, 2011
Delivered Invited lectures (1) Adsorbents & Catalysts for Drinking Water Purification
and (2) “An overview of futuristic fuels – Chemical aspects” at UGC Sponsored JNTU
Refresher Course on “Recent trends in Chemical Engineering” at JNTU, Hyderabad on 6th
September, 2011
Delivered Invited lecture on “Role of Catalysts in Green Chemistry” at UGC Sponsored
National Seminar on The Promise of Green Chemistry (POGC-2011) at Department of
Chemistry, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada (In Collaboration with Department of
Chemistry, ANU) on November 17, 2011
Delivered Invited lecture on “Role of Catalysts in Green Chemistry” at UGC Sponsored
Refresher course on Green Chemistry & Organic Synthesis at Academic Staff College,
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, November 5, 2012
Catalysis – an intermix of Surface Science and Nano Technology
Keynote Address at National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Surface Science &
Nanotechnology” (RTSSN-2013) on 29th November 2013 at Potti Sriramulu Chalavadi
Mallikharjuna Rao (PSCMR) College of Engineering & Technology, Vijayawada, AP,
India
Chairman for one of the Technical Committees during a National Conference on “Role of
Chemistry in Energy Development and Environmental Protection (RCEE-2014) held at
Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, A.P. during 3-4 March 2014
Delivered A S Rao Foundation Lecture on “Science in our Daily Life” at A S Rao
Council, Miyapur, Hyderabad on 4th May 2014
Delivered Invited lecture on “Nanomaterials as catalysts for environmental
applications” at National Workshop on "Development of Nanomaterials for Energy,
Environment and Sustainability" (DNEES-2015) at ITER, Bhubaneswar, during 2-3 May
2015
Chairman for one of the Technical Committees during a 22nd National Symposium on
Catalysis “Catalysis for Better Tomorrow (CATSYMP 22)”held at CSIR-CSMCRI,
Bhavanagar during 7-9 January 2015
Delivered Invited lecture on “Nanomaterials in the area of Catalysis” at GITAM University,
Hyderabad on 22nd August 2015
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Refereeing of Journal manuscripts
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Acted as referee for manuscripts of
Applied Catalysis-B, Applied Catalysis A, Journal of Molecular Catalysis,
Journal of Catalysis, Catalysis Today, Catalysis Letters, RSC Advances,
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Indian Journal of Chemistry-A,
International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology, JCS Chemical
Communications
International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science,
Materials Chemistry and Physics, Materials Research Bulletin,
Microporous & Mesoporous Materials, Journal of Porous Materials, ACS Catalysis
The Open Catalysis Journal, Energy & Fuels, RSC Chemical Communications,
Energy & Environmental Science, Biochemical Engineering Journal, BioResources,
Journal of Chemical Technology and Bio Technology, Fuel, Catalysis Communications,
Journal of Chemical Sciences, Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Nano Research,
Research on Chemical Intermediates, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
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Invited Articles in Journals
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A feature article published in
Cattech7(2003)218
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A Contributory article published in the Special
issue of Applied Catalysis –A 271 (2004) 95
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Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, India =2
University of KwaZulu-Natl, Durban, South Africa =2
University of Pune, India =1
AcSIR, New Delhi, India = 1
KITS, Bhubaneswar =1
Devi Ahilya University, Indore = 1
Ph.D Theses Reviewed
Editorial Board Member (Journals)
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International Journal of Chemistry and Applications (IJCA) ISSN 0974 – 3111
(Research India Publications)
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The Open Catalysis Journal (TOCATJ) ISSN
(Bentam Science Publishers)
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Current Catalysis (CCAT) ISSN: 2211-5455
(Bentam Science Publishers)
One of the Guest Editors for the Journal:
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Special Issue “Catalysis For Sustainable Development” of the Journal of Chemical
Sciences, Volume 126 Number 2, pages 309-532, March 2014 Published Jointly by
Indian Academy of Sciences and Springer. ISSN :0974-3626
Special Issue “Catalysis for Efficient Production of Chemicals” of Indian Journal of
Chemistry Section-A Volume 53A, Number 4 & 5, pages 445-580, April-May 2014
published by CSIR-NISCAIR, New Delhi. ISSN : 0376-4710 (Print); 0975-0975 (Online)
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Book Chapters:
Chapter 6: Hydrodesulfurization Studies on SBA-16 Supported Molybdenum
hydrotreating Catalysts
Kapil Soni, Thallada Bhaskar, Manoj Kumar, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao, and
Gudimella Murali Dhar
In Novel Materials for Catalysis and Fuels Processing; Eds. Juan J. Bravo-Suáŕ ez, The
University of Kansa,Lawrence, Kansa, Michelle K. Kidder, Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Viviane Schwartz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Pubs:ACS Symposium Series 1132; American Chemical Society,
Washington, DC, 2013. Distributed in print by Oxford University Press.
Publication Date (Web): June 11, 2013 | doi: 10.1021/bk-2013-1132.fw001
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS (JOURNALS)
1.
New type of carbon coated alumina supports for the preparation of highly active Ru
catalysts for ammonia synthesis.
K.S. Rama Rao, P. Kanta Rao, S.K. Masthan, Leena Kalyuschnaya and V.B. Shur
Appl Catal.,A: 62 (1990) L19.
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Effect of Barium addition on the ammonia synthesis activity of a cesium promoted Ru
catalyst supported on carbon-covered alumina (CCA)
K.S. Rama Rao, S.K. Masthan, P.S. Sai Prasad and P. Kanta Rao
Appl. Catal.,A: 73 (1991) L1.
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Hysteresis during ammonia synthesis over promoted Ru catalysts supported on carboncovered alumina
S.K. Masthan, P.S. Sai Prasad, K.S. Rama Rao, and P.Kanta Rao.
J. Mol. Catal., 67 (1991) LI
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Preparation and characterization of highly dispersed vanadium oxide catalysts supported
on zirconia
K.V.R. Chary, K. Narsimha, K.S. Rama Rao, B. Rama Rao and P. Kanta Rao
J Mol Catal, 58 (1990) L13.
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Hydrodeoxygenation of furan by carbon supported molybdenum sulphide catalysts
K.V.R. Chary, K.S. Rama Rao, G. Muralidhar and P. Kanta Rao
Carbon., 29 (1991) 478.
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Hydrodesulfurization on MOS2/MgO
K.V.R.Chary, H. Rama Krishna, K.S. Rama Rao, G. Muralidhar and P.Kanta Rao
Catal. Lett., 10 (1991) 27.
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Influence of coke formation on the aromatization of isophorone
P.S. Sai Prasad, B. David Raju, K.S. Rama Rao, G.S. Salvapathi and P. Kanta Rao
Appl. Catal.,A:83 (1992) 141.
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Structure sensitive nitrogen chemisorption on supported Ru catalysts
S.K. Masthan, K.S. Rama Rao, P.S. Sai Prasad and P. Kanta Rao
Ind. J Chem., 31A (1992) 279.
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Influence of the oxide supports on ammonia synthesis activity of unpromoted ruthenium
catalysts
S.K. Masthan, K.S. Rama Rao and P. Kanta Rao
Ind. J. Chem.,32A (1993) 483.
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Selectivity improvement in the aromatization of isophorone on carbon covered alumina
supported K2O-Cr2O3 catalyst
P.S. Sai Prasad, B. David Raju, K.S. Rama Rao, G.S. Salvapathi and P. Kanta Rao
J. Mol. Catal., 78 (1993) L19.
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Derivation of the Expanded form of the BJH equation and its application for Pore
Structure Analysis of Mesoporous Adsorbents
S.Khaja Masthan, K.S. Rama Rao, P.S. Sai Prasad and P. Kanta Rao.
Ads. Sci. Technol., 9 (1992) 212.
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Influence of method of preparation on ammonia synthesis activity on Cs promoted Ru
catalysts supported on Activated Carbon
S.K. Masthan, K.S. Rama Rao, P. Kanta Rao, S.M.Yunusov, Lena Kalyuschnaya, V.B.
Shur and M.E.Volpin
Ind. J. Chem., 33A (1994) 816.
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Influence of metal loading on hydrogen chemisorption and hydrogenation activity of
Ru/A12O3 catalysts
S.K. Masthan, K.S. Rama Rao, K.V.R. Chary, V. Venkat Rao and P. Kanta Rao
Ind. J. Chem., 33A (1994) 26.
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Influence of metal loading on structure sensitive chemisorption of nitrogen on Ru/ A12O3 catalysts
S. Khaja Masthan, K.S. Rama Rao and P. Kanta Rao
Ads. Sci. Technol, 11 (1994) 175.
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A direct correlation between nitrogen chemisorption and ammonia synthesis activity of
ruthenium catalysts supported on carbon covered alumina (CCA)
S. Khaja Masthan, P.S. Sai Prasad, K.S. Rama Rao and P. Kanta Rao
Ind. J. Chem., 34A (1995)146.
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Dismutation of CFC-12 to CFC-13 over Chromia-Alumina Catalyst
A. Venugopal, K.S. Rama Rao, P.S. Sai Prasad and P. Kanta Rao
JCS Chem. Commun.,2377 (1995).
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Influence of method of preparation on pore structure and dehydrogenation activity of
Bulk chromia catalysts
K.S. Rama Rao, K.V.Narayana, A. Venu Gopal, S. Khaja Masthan, V. Venkat Rao and
P. Kanta Rao
Ind. J.Chem., 35A (1996) 656.
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Vapour phase ammoxidation of mesitylene to 1,3,5-tricyanobenzene on V-Sn-O catalysts
P.S. Sai Prasad, N. Lingaiah, S. Khaja Masthan, K.S. Rama Rao and P. Kanta Rao
Catal Lett., 36 (1996) 195.
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Ammoxidation of 3-picoline over V2O5/TiO2 system. l.Relationship between
Ammoxidation Activity and Oxidation State of Vanadium.
K.V. Narayana, A. Venugopal, K.S. Rama Rao, V. Venkat Rao, S. Khaja Masthan and
P. Kanta Rao
Appl. Catal, A: General 150 (1997) 269.
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Ammoxidation of 3-picoline over V205/TiO2 (Anatase) system. lI.Characterization of
the catalysts by DTA, SEM, FT-IR, ESR and Oxygen and Ammonia Chemisorption.
K.V. Narayana, A. Venugopal, K.S. Rama Rao, S. Khaja Masthan, V. Venkat Rao and
P. Kanta Rao
Appl. Catal. A: General 167 (1998) 11
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Highly Active Titania Supported Ceria Catalysts for Ammoxidation of Picolines.
P.Kanta Rao, K.S. Rama Rao, S. Khaja Masthan, K.V. Narayana, T.Rajaiah and
V. Venkat Rao
Appl. Catal. A: General 163 (1997) 123.
22.
The CO2 hydrogenation towards the mixture of methanol and dimethyl ether:
Investigation of hybrid catalysts.
Ki-Won Jun, K.S. Rama Rao, Mi-Hee Jung and Kyu-Wan Lee
Bull. Korean Chem. Soc., 19 (1998) 466.
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Residual sodium effect on the catalytic activity of Cu/ZnO/A12O3 in methanol synthesis
from CO2 hydrogenation.
Ki-Won Jun, Wen-Jie Shen, K.S. Rama Rao and Kyu-Wan Lee
Appl. Catal.,A: 174(1998) 231
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Hydrodechlorination of 1,1 ,2-trichloroethane (CFC-113) over Pd supported on modified
A12O3
S.Chandra Sekhar, A. Venugopal, K.S. Rama Rao, P.S. Sai Prasad, R. Srinivas and P.
Kanta Rao
'Recent Advances in Basic and Applied Aspects of Industrial Catalysts'
Eds. T.S.R. Prasada Rao and G. Muralidhar
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 113 (1998) 391. Elsevier Science B. V (Publ)
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Effect of method of preparation on the dismutation activity of CCI2F2 over Cr2O3-MgOA12O3 catalysts
A.Venugopal, K.S. Rams Rao, P.S. Sai Prasad and P. Kanta Rao
'Recent Advances in Basic and Applied Aspects of Industrial Catalysts'.
Eds. T.S.R. Prasada Rao and G. Muralidhar.
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 113 (1998) 405. Elsevier Science B. V (Publ)
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Physico-chemical characterization of V2O5-TiO2 (anatase) catalysts for ammoxidation
of 3-picoline.
K.V.Narayana, S.Khaja Masthan, A.Venugopal, V. Venkata Rao,, K.S. Rama Rao and
P. Kanta Rao
'Recent Advances in Basic and Applied Aspects of Industrial Catalysts'.
Eds T.S.R. Prasada Rao and G. Muralidhar
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 113 (1998) 947. Elsevier Science B. V (Publ)
Effective conversion of CO2 to methanol and dimethyl ether over hybrid catalysts
Ki-Won Jun, Mi-Hee Jung , K.S. Rama Rao, Myoung-Jae Choi and Kyu-Wan Lee.
'Advances in chemical conversions for mitigating carbon dioxide'.
Eds. T. lnui, M. Anpo, K. lyui, S. Yanagida and T. Yamaguichi
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 114 (1998) 447. Elsevier Science B. V (Publ).
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Effect of support modification by carbon coverage in the dehydrogenation activity of
Cu/Al2O3 catalyst
G. Krishna Reddy, K.S.Rama Rao and P.Kanta Rao.
Catal. Lett., 59(1999)157.
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Aromatization of Isophorone to 3,5-xylenol over Cr2O3/SiO2 catalysts
B.David Raju, K.S.Rama Rao, G.S.Salvapathi, P.S.Sai Prasad and P.Kanta Rao.
Appl. Catal., A: 193(2000)123.
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Microwave Irradiation: An Effective Method for the Preparation of Low Dispersed
Pd/Al2O3 Catalysts used in the Hydrodechlorination of CCl2F2 to CH2F2.
N. Lingaiah, P. S. Sai Prasad, S. Chandrasekhar, K. S. Rama Rao, P. Kanta Rao, K. V.
Raghavan
Catal. Lett.,66(2000)201.
31.
Catalytic Properties and Characteristics of In situ Reduced Cu-ZnO-Al2O3 Catalysts
K. S. Rama Rao, Ki-Won Jun, Wen-Jie Shen and Kyu-Wan Lee
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 6(2000)287
The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (Publ).
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Influence of K2O Addition on the Aromatization Functionality of Al2O3 Supported
Cr2O3 Catalysts in the Transformation of Isophorone.
B.David Raju, K.S.Rama Rao, G.S.Salvapathi, P.S.Sai Prasad and P.Kanta Rao.
Appl.Catal., A: General, 209(2001)335.
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Novel calcined Mg-Cr hydrotalcite supported Pd catalysts for the hydrogenolysis of
CCl2F2.
A. H. Padmasri, A. Venugopal, J. Krishna Murthy, K. S. Rama Rao and P. KantaRao
J. Mol. Catal , A, 181(2002)73.
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Characterization and reactivity of Pd/MgO and Pd/-Al2O3 catalysts in the selective
hydrogenolysis of CCl2F2
A.H. Padmasri, A.Venugopal, J.Krishnamurthy, K.S. Rama Rao, P. Kanta Rao, G.
Kishan, and J.W.Niemantsverdriet.
J. Phys. Chem. B, 106 (2002)1024.
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Selective Hydrogenolysis of Dichlorodifluoromethane on Carbon Covered Alumina
(CCA) Supported Palladium Catalysts .
S. Chandra Shekhar, J. Krishna Murthy, P. Kanta Rao, K. S. Rama Rao
J. Mol.. Catal, A. 191 (2003) 45.
Synthesis of 3- Nitro Phthalic Acid by Oxidation of 1- Nitro Naphthalene Using Alumina Supported Ceria(iv) as a catalyst.
T. Rajaiah, K V R Chary, K S. Rama Rao , R.Nageswara Rao and Rajendra Prasad
Green Chem., 4 (2002) 210.
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Highly selective zirconium ion modified active carbon supported Pd catalyst in the
hydrodechlorination of dichlorodifluoromethane to difluoromethane
J. Krishna Murthy,
S. Chandra Shekar, V. Siva Kumar,
P. Kanta Rao and
K. S. Rama Rao
Catal. Commun, 3 (2002) 145.
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Calcined Mg-Al, Mg-Cr and Zn-Al hydrotalcite catalysts for tert-butylation of phenol
with isobutanol – A comparative study
A.H. Padmasri, A. Venugopal, V. Durga Kumari, K.S. Rama Rao and P. Kanta Rao,
J. Mol. Catal, A : 188 (2002) 255.
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Pd supported on fluorinated carbon covered alumina (FCCA) a high performance catalyst
in the hydrodechlorination of dichlorodifluoromethane
S. Chandra Shekar, J. Krishna Murthy, P. Kanta Rao and K.S. Rama Rao
Catal. Commun., 4 (2003) 39.
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Selective hydrogenolysis of dichlorodifluoromethane (CCl2F2) over CCA supported
palladium bimetallic catalysts
S. Chandra Shekar, J. Krishna Murthy, P.Kanta Rao, K.S. Rama Rao and E. Kemnitz
Appl. Catal. A: 244 (2003) 39.
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A highly efficient Cu/MgO catalyst for vapour phase hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl
alcohol
B. M. Nagaraja, V. Siva Kumar, V. Sashikala, A. H. Padmasri, B. Sreedhar, B. David
Raju and K. S. Rama Rao
Catal. Commun., 4 (2003) 287.
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Bi – Pd / FCCA (Fluorinated carbon covered alumina) : Characterization and catalytic
activity for the hydrodechlorination of CCl2F2
J. Krishna Murthy, S. Chandra Shekar, K. S. Rama Rao, G. Kishan and J.W.
Niemantsverdriet
Appl. Catal., A, 259 (2004) 169.
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Hydrodechlorination of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene over niobia supported nickel catalysts
Komandur V.R.Chary, Katar Sri Lakshmi, Mamidanna R.V.S.Murthy, Kamaraju
Seetha Rama Rao and Maria Papadaki
Catal. Commun. 4 (2003) 531.
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Transformation of chlorofluorocarbons through catalytic hydrodehalogenation
P. Kanta Rao, K. S. Rama Rao and A. H. Padmasree
Cat. Tech (Contributory article) – 7 (2003) 218.
Studies on the modifications of Pd / Al2O3 and Pd / C systems to design highly active
catalysts for the hydrodechlorination of CFC-12 to HFC-32
S. Chandra Shekhar, J. Krishna Murthy, P. Kanta Rao and K. S. Rama Rao
Appl. Catal., A (Contributory article in a Special Issue) 271 (2004) 95.
45.
46.
Promotional effect of magnesia addition to active carbon supported Pd catalyst on the
characteristics and hydrodechlorination activity of CCl2F2
J. Krishna Murthy, S. Chandra Shekar, A. H. Padmasri, A. Venugopal, V. Siva Kumar,
B.M. Nagaraja, V. Shashikala, B. David Raju, P. Kanta Rao and K.S. Rama Rao
Catal. Commun. 5 (2004) 161.
47.
Role of Support and Promoter for the Selective Conversion of Isophorone to 3,5 –
xylenol over Chromia Catalysts
B. David Raju, K. S. Rama Rao, G. S. Salvapathi, P. S. Sai Prasad and P. Kanta Rao
Topics in Catalysis 29 (2004) 167.
48.
Highly Efficient Ag/C Catalyst Prepared by Electro-chemical Deposition
Method in
Controlling Microorganisms in Water
V. Siva Kumar, B.M. Nagaraja, V. Shashikala, A.H. Padmasri, M. Shakuntala
Madhavendra, B. David Raju and K.S. Rama Rao
J. Mol. Catal. A 223 (2004) 313.
49.
Role of Acidic and Basic sites of Al2O3 in Predicting the Reaction Pathway of Isophorone
Transformation
V. Siva Kumar, B. M. Nagaraja, V. Shasikala, P. Seetharamulu, A. H. Padmasree, B.
David Raju and K.S. Rama Rao
J. Mol. Catal. A 223 (2004) 283.
50.
Effect of Method of Preparation of Copper – Magnesium Oxide Catalyst on the
Dehydrogenation of Cyclohexanol
B. M. Nagaraja, V. Siva Kumar, V. Shashikala, A. H. Padmasri, S. Sreevardhan Reddy,
B. David Raju and K.S. Rama Rao
J. Mol. Catal. A 223 (2004) 339.
51.
Effect of tungsten addition to Pd/ZrO2 in the hydrodechlorination activity of CCl2F2
J. Krishna Murthy, S. Chandra Shekar, V. Siva Kumar, B. David Raju, B. Sreedhar, P. S.
Sai Prasad, P. Kanta Rao, K.S. Rama Rao and F. J. Berry and L. E. Smart
J. Mol. Catal. A 223 (2004) 347.
52.
Characterization and Catalytic properties of Niobia supported Nickel Catalysts in the
Hydrodechlorination of 1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene.
Komandur V.R. Chary, Katar Sri Lakshmi, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao, and Maria
Papadaki,
J. Mol. Catal. A 223 (2004) 353.
53.
Advantage of Hydrotalcite Precursors as Supports for Pd Catalysts in
Hydrodechlorination of CCl2F2
A.H. Padmasri, A.Venugopal, V. Siva kumar, V. Shashikala, B.M. Nagaraja,
P. Seetharamulu, B. Sreedhar, B. David Raju, P. Kanta Rao and K. S. Rama Rao
J. Mol. Catal. A 223 (2004) 329.
54.
Physico-chemical characterization and catalysis on SBA-15 supported molybdenum
hydrotreating catalysts
G. Murali Dhar, G. Muthu Kumaran , Manoj Kumar, K. S. Rawat, L. D. Sharma, B.
David Raju, K. S. Rama Rao
Catal. Today 99 (2005) 309.
55.
Characterization of palladium supported on Al2O3 catalysts in hydrodechlorination of
CCl2F2
S. Chandra Shekar, K. S. Rama Rao and E. Sahle Demessie
Appl. Catal. A 294 (2005) 235.
56.
Nature and mode of addition of phosphate precursor in the synthesis of aluminum
phosphate and its influence on methanol dehydration to dimethyl ether
V. Siva Kumar, A. H. Padmasri, C. V. V. Satyanarayana, I. Ajit Kumar Reddy, B. David
Raju and K. S. Rama Rao
Catal. Commun.7 (2006) 745.
57.
Effect of Al-SBA-15 support on catalytic functionalities of hydrotreating catalysts I.
Effect of variation of Si/Al ratio on catalytic functionalities
G. Muthu Kumaran , S. Garg, Kapil Soni , Manoj Kumar , L.D. Sharma , G. Murali Dhar
, K.S. Rama Rao
Appl. Catal. A 305 (2006) 123.
58.
A highly active nano Ru catalyst supported on novel Mg-Al hydrotalcite precursor for the
synthesis of ammonia
P. Seetharamulu, V. Siva Kumar, A. H. Padmasri, B. David Raju and K. S. Rama Rao
J. Mol. Catal. A 263 (2006) 253.
59.
Vapor Phase Selective Hydrogenation of Furfural to Furfuryl alcohol over Cu-MgO Coprecipitated Catalysts
B. M. Nagaraja, A. H. Padmasri, B. David Raju, K.S. Rama Rao
J. Mol. Catal. A 265 (2006) 90
60.
Sulfonic acid functionalized mesoporous SBA–15 for selective synthesis of 4-phenyl-1,
3-dioxane
S. Sreevadhan Reddy, B. David Raju, V. Siva Kumar, A. H. Padmasri and K. S. Rama
Rao
Catal. Commun.8 (2007) 261.
61.
Role of CO/CO2 co-feeding in the dehydrogenation of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone
over Cu-ZnO based catalysts
V. Siva Kumar, S. Sreevardhan Reddy, A. H. Padmasri, B. David Raju , I. Ajitkumar
Reddy and K. S. Rama Rao
Catal. Commun. 8 (2007) 899.
62.
Advantages of nano silver-carbon covered alumina catalyst prepared by electrochemical
method for drinking water purification
V. Shashikala, V. Siva Kumar, A.H. Padmasri, B. David Raju, S. Venkata Mohan,
P. Nageswara Sarma and K.S. Rama Rao
J. Mol. Catal. A 268 (2007) 95.
63.
Beneficial role of SiO2 plugging in AlCl3 heterogenized plugged hexagonal templated
silica (PHTS) for the isopropylation of m-cresol
S. Sreevardhan Reddy, V. Siva Kumar, A. H. Padmasri, C. V. V. Satyanarayana, B.
David Raju and K. S. Rama Rao
Catal. Commun. 8 (2007) 1080
64.
Studies on Mg-Al oxide hydrotalcite supported Pd catalysts for vapor phase
hydrogenation of nitrobenzene
P. Sangeetha, P. Seetharamulu, K. Shanthi, S. Narayanan and K. S. Rama Rao
J. Mol. Catal. A 273 (2007) 244..
65.
Effect of Al-SBA-15 Support on Catalytic Functionalities of Hydrotreating Catalysts.
II. Effect of Variation of Molybdenum and Promoter Contents on Catalytic
Functionalities
G. Muthu Kumaran, Shelu Garg, Kapil Soni, Manoj Kumar, L. D. Sharma, K. S.
Rama Rao, and G. Murali Dhar
Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 46 (2007) 4747.
66.
A highly active Cu-MgO-Cr2O3 catalyst for simultaneous synthesis of furfuryl alcohol
and cyclohexanone by a novel coupling route – combination of furfural hydrogenation
and cyclohexanol dehydrogenation
B. M. Nagaraja, A. H. Padmasri, P. Seetha Ramulu, K. Hari Prasad Reddy, B. David Raju
and K. S. Rama Rao
J. Mol. Catal. A. 278 (2007) 29.
67.
Synthesis and characterization of acidic properties of Al-SBA-15 materials with varying
Si/Al ratios
G. Muthu Kumaran, Shelu Garg, Kapil Soni, Manoj Kumar, J. K. Gupta, L. D. Sharma,
K. S. Rama Rao, G. Murali Dhar
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 114 (2008) 103
68.
Self-immobilization of acidogenic mixed consortia on mesoporous material (SBA-15)
and activated carbon to enhance fermentative hydrogen production
S. Venkata Mohan, G. Mohanakrishna, S. Sreevardhan Reddy, B. David Raju,
K. S. Rama Rao, P.N. Sarma
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 33 (2008) 6133
69.
Advantage of radiolysis method over impregnation method for the synthesis of Ag/SiO2
in the catalytic decomposition of N2O
S. P. Ramnani, P. S.Sai Prasad, K. S. Rama Rao, S. Sabharwal, J. Vinood Kumar and
K. Hari Prasad Reddy
Catalysis Communications 9 (2008) 756-761.
70.
Novel and efficient cobalt encapsulated SBA-15 catalysts for the selective oxidation of
cyclohexane
S. Sreevardhan Reddy, B. David Raju, A.H. Padmasri, P.K. Sai Prakash and K.S. Rama
Rao
Catalysis Today 141 (2009) 61
71.
Role of promoters on highly active nano-Ru catalyst supported on Mg–Al hydrotalcite
precursor for the synthesis of ammonia
P. Seetharamulu, K. Hari Prasad Reddy, A.H. Padmasri, K.S. Rama Rao and
B. David Raju
Catalysis Today, 141 (2009) 94
72.
Hydrogenation of nitrobenzene over palladium-supported catalysts-Effect of support
P. Sangeetha, K. Shanthi, K.S. Rama Rao, B. Viswanathan, P. Selvam
Applied Catalysis A: General 353 (2009) 160
73.
Coupling of 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenation reaction with the hydrogenation of
nitrobenzene over Cu/MgO catalysts
K. Hari Prasad Reddy, R. Rahul, S. Sree Vardhan Reddy, B. David Raju and K. S.
Rama Rao
Catalysis Communications 10 (2009) 879
74.
Investigation of palladium species in Pd/Al2O3 catalysts prepared by radiolysis method
J. Vinod Kumar, N. Lingaiah, K.S. Rama Rao, S. P. Ramnani, S. Sabharwal, P.S. Sai
Prasad
Catalysis Communications 10 (2009) 1149
75.
Vapour phase hydrogenation of furfural over palladium supported catalysts
P. Sangeetha, B.M. Nagaraja, K. Shanthi, K.S. Rama Rao, S. Narayanan
Bulletin of the Catalysis Society of India, 8 (2009) 52
76.
Carbon-Alumina Composite Materials as Adsorbents for Carbon dioxide Removal
V. Shashikala, B. David Raju, K.S. Rama Rao and P.S. Sai Prasad
Journal of Applied Geochemistry 12 (2010) 573-577.
77.
Production of hydrogen through the coupling of dehydrogenation and hydrogenation for
the
synthesis of cyclohexanone and furfuryl alcohol over different promoters
supported on CuMgO catalysts
Bhari Mallanna Nagaraja, Aytam Hari Padmasri, Burri David Raju, Kamaraju Seetha
Rama Rao
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 36 (2011) 3417-3425.
78.
A Study on control of microorganisms in drinking water using Ag-Cu/C catalysts
Hari Prasad Reddy. K, Shashikala.V, Anand N, Sandeep. C, David Raju. B and Rama
Rao. K. S
The Open Catalysis Journal 4 (2011) 47-53.
79.
Influence of method of preparation of Co-Cu/MgO catalyst on dehydrogenation /
dehydration reaction pathway of 1, 4-butanediol
K. Hari Prasad Reddy, N. Anand, P.S. Sai Prasad, K.S. Rama Rao and B. David Raju
Catalysis Communications 12 (2011) 866-869.
80.
Fe (III) complex anchored SBA-15 is a new heterogeneous catalyst for the cleavage of
aliphatic C=C bond of styrene and its derivatives
N. Anand, K. Hari Prasad Reddy, V. Swapna, K. S. Rama Rao, B. David Raju
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 143 (2011) 132-140.
81.
Oxidative Cleavage of C=C Bond of Styrene and Its Derivatives with H2O2 using Vanadyl
(IV) Acetylacetonate Anchored SBA-15 Catalyst
Narani Anand, Kannapu Hari Prasad Reddy, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao, David Raju
Burri
Catal Lett., 141 (2011) 1355-1363.
82.
Cu/SBA-15 is an Efficient Solvent-Free and Acid-Free Catalyst for the Rearrangement of
Benzaldoxime into Benzamide
Ganji Saidulu, Narani Anand, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao, Abhishek Burri, Sang-Eon
Park, David Raju Burri
Catal Lett., 141 (2011)1865-1871.
83.
Advantage of Ni/SBA-15 catalyst over Ni/MgO catalyst in terms of catalyst stability due to
release of water during Nitrobenzene hydrogenation to Aniline
V. Mohan, C. V Pramod, M. Suresh, K. Hari Prasad Reddy, B. David Raju, Seetha
Rama Rao Kamaraju
Catal. Commun., 18 (2012) 89–92.
84.
A magnetically recoverable γ-Fe2O3 nanocatalyst for the synthesis of 2phenylquinazolines under solvent-free conditions
Narani Anand, Kannapu Hari Prasad Reddy, Tirumalasetty Satyanarayana, Kamaraju
Seetha Rama Rao and David Raju Burri
Catal. Sci. Technol., 2 (2012) 570.
85.
A selective synthesis of 1-Phenylethanol and γ-butyrolactone through coupling processes
over Cu/MgO catalysts
Kannapu Hari Prasad Reddy, Narani Anand, Vakati Venkateswarlu, Kamaraju Seetha
Rama Rao, David Raju Burri
J. Mol. Catal., A 355 (2012) 180– 185.
86.
Selective benzylic oxidation of alkyl substituted aromatics to ketones over Ag/SBA-15
catalysts
N. Anand, K. Hari Prasad Reddy, G. V. Siva Prasad, K. S. Rama Rao, B. David Raju
Catal. Commun., 23 (2012)5.
87.
Effect of hydrogen spillover in decalin dehydrogenation over supported Pt catalysts
Nanzhe Jiang, K. S. Rama Rao, Myung-Jong Jin, Sang-Eon Park
Appl. Catal., A 425– 426 (2012) 62– 67.
88.
Catalytic functionalities of FSM-16 ordered mesoporus silica supported molybdenum
hydroprocessing catalysts
Shelu Garg, Kapil Soni, Manoj Kumar, Thallada Bhaskar, J.K. Gupta, K.S. Rama Rao,
G. Murali Dhar
Catalysis Today198 (2012)263-269.
89.
Coupling of cyclohexanol dehydrogenation-nitrobenzene hydrogenation over MgO-Al2O3
hydrotalcite supported Cu catalysts: Effect of Cu loading
C.V.Pramod, M. Suresh, V.Mohan, B.Sridevi, B.David Raju, K.S.Rama Rao
Current Catalysis 1 (2012)140-148.
90.
Highly active Cu/MgO catalysts for selective oxidation of benzyl alcohol into
benzaldehyde using neither O2 nor H2 acceptor
M. Ravi Kumar, N. C. K. Prasad, K. S. Rama Rao, B. David Raju
Catalysis Science & Technology 2 (2012) 1833-1838.
91.
Low-temperature CO2 adsorption on alkali metal titanate nanotubes
K. Upendar, A. Sri Hari Kumar, N. Lingaiah, K.S. Rama Rao, P.S. Sai Prasad
International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 10 (2012) 191-198.
92.
An efficient use of hydrogen for the simultaneous synthesis of cyclohexanone and aniline
over Cu-MgO-Al2O3 (hydrotalcite like precursor) catalyst
C. V. Pramod, V. Mohan, B. David Raju, K. S. Rama Rao
Catalysis Letters 143 (2013)432 - 437.
93.
Gold nano particles immobilized on lipoic acid functionalized SBA-15: Synthesis
Characterization and Catalytic applications
N. Anand, P. Ramudu, K. Hariprasada Reddy, K. S. Rama Rao, V. Jagadish, V. S. P.
Babu and B. David Raju
Applied Catalysis 454 (2013) 119-126.
94.
Highly efficient and expeditious PdO / SBA-15 catalysts for allylic oxidation of
cyclohexene to cyclohexanone
G. Saidulu, B. Padma, V. Venkateswarlu, K. S. Rama Rao and B. David Raju
Catalysis Science & Technology 3 (2013) 409-414.
95.
Selective benzylic oxidation of alkylaromatics over Cu/SBA-15 catalysts under solventfree conditions
Chinna Krishna Prasad Neeli, Anand Narani, Ravi Kumar Marella, Seetha Rama Rao
Kamaraju, David Raju Burri
Catalysis Communications 39 (2013)5-9.
96.
Ni/H-ZSM-5 as a promising catalyst for vapour phase hydrogenation of levulinic acid at
atmospheric pressure
Mohan Varkolu, Raghavendra Chakali, Venkata Pramod Chodimella, David Raju Burri
and
Rama Rao Seetha Kamaraju
RSC Advances 4 (2014) 9660-9668.
97
Cu(II) complex heterogenized on SBA-15: a highly efficient and additive-free solid
catalyst for the homocoupling of alkynes
Anand Narani, Ravi Kumar Marella, Pochamoni Ramudu, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao
and David Raju Burri
RSC Advances 4 (2014) 3774-3781.
98.
Selective gas-phase hydrogenation of benzonitrile into benzylamine over Cu–MgO
catalysts without using any additives
Ravi Kumar Marella, Kumara Swamy Koppadi, Yadagiri Jyothi, Kamaraju Seetha
Rama Rao and David Raju Burri
New Journal of Chemistry 37 (2013) 3229-3235.
99.
Selective hydrogenation of the C=C bond of α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds over
PdNPs–SBA-15 in a water medium
Saidulu Ganji, Suresh Mutyala, Chinna Krishna Prasad Neeli, Kamaraju Seetha Rama
Rao and David Raju Burri
RSC Advances 3(2013)11533-11538.
100.
Chromium terephthalate ability in dehydration reactions
M. Suresh, B. David Raju, K. S. Rama Rao, M. Lakshmi Kantam, P. Srinivasu
Journal of Chemical Sciences 126 (2014) 527-532.
101.
Concept and progress in coupling of dehydrogenation and hydrogenation reactions
through catalysts
C. V. Pramod, C. Raghavendra, K. Hari Prasad Reddy, G. V. Ramesh Babu, K. S. Rama
Rao, B. David Raju
Journal of Chemical Sciences 126 (2014) 311-317.
102.
Vapour phase hydrocyclisation of levulinic acid to γ-valerolactone over supported Ni
catalysts
Varkolu Mohan, Velpula Venkateshwarlu, Chodimella Venkata Pramod, Burri David Raju,
Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao
Catalysis Science & Technology 4 (5) (2014) 1253 – 1259.
103.
104.
105.
Triflamide anchored SBA-15 catalyst for the nitration of alkyl aromatics in microwave
Venkata Siva Prasad Ganjala, Suresh Mutyala , Chinna Krishna Prasad Neeli,
Mukkanti Khagga , Kamaraju Seetha Ramarao and David Raju Burri
Indian Journal of Chemistry A (Special Issue “Catalysis for Efficient Production of
Chemicals”) 53A (2014) 545-549.
Molybdenum oxide supported COK-12: A novel catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation of
ethyl benzene using CO2
Ramudu Pochamoni, Anand Narani, Venkata Ramesh Babu Gurram, Murali Dhar
Gudimella, S Sai Prasad Potharaju, David Raju Burri and Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao
Indian Journal of Chemistry A (Special Issue “Catalysis for Efficient Production of
Chemicals”) 53A (2014)493-498.
Vapor phase chemoselective conjugate hydrogenation of isophorone over SBA-15
supported palladium catalysts
Venkateswarlu Vakati, Saidulu Ganji. Ravi Kumar Marella, Kamaraju Seetha Rama
Rao and David Raju Burri
Indian Journal of Chemistry A (Special Issue “Catalysis for Efficient Production of
Chemicals”) 53A (2014) 557-560.
106.
Cr2O3– Carbon composite material derived from Cr-MIL-101 for dehydration reactions
M. Suresh, K. Raveendranath Reddy, J. Madhavi, B. David Raju, Kamaraju Seetha
Rama Rao, M. Lakshmi Kantam and Pavuluri Srinivasu
Indian Journal of Chemistry A (Special Issue “Catalysis for Efficient Production of
Chemicals”) 53A (2014) 572-575.
107.
Methane reforming with carbon dioxide over La-Nix-Ce1-x mixed oxide catalysts
T V Sagar, N Sreelatha, G Hanmant, K Upendar, N Lingaiah, Kamaraju Seetha Rama
Rao, C V V Satyanarayana, I A K Reddy, P.S. Sai Prasad
Indian Journal of Chemistry A (Special Issue “Catalysis for Efficient Production of
Chemicals”) 53A (2014) 478-483.
108.
Eco-friendly nitration of benzenes over zeolite-β-SBA-15 composite catalyst
Venkata Siva Prasad Ganjala, Chinna Krishna Prasad Neeli, Chodimella Venkata
Pramod, Mukkanti Khagga, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao, David Raju Burri
Catalysis Communications 49 (2014) 82-86.
109.
RhNPs/SBA-NH2: a high-performance catalyst for aqueous phase reduction of
nitroarenes to aminoarenes at room temperature
Saidulu Ganji, Siva Sankar Enumula, Ravi Kumar Marella, Kamaraju Seetha Rama
Rao and David Raju Burri
Catalysis Science & Technology 4 (2014)1813-1819.
110.
Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene on Cr2O3/Al2O3-ZrO2 catalysts: The
influence of oxidizing agent on ethylene selectivity.
Y. Ramesh, P. Thirumala Bai, B. Hari Babu, N. Lingaiah, K. S. Rama Rao, P. S. Sai
Prasad,
Applied Petrochemical Research 4 (2014)247-252 DOI: 10.1007/s13203-014-0043-4
111.
Selective oxidation of benzylamine to N-benzyl benzaldimine over nanogold
immobilized SBA-15 under solvent-free conditions
Chinna Krishna Prasad Neeli, Ravi Kumar Marella, Saidulu Ganji, Kamaraju Seetha
Rama Rao and David Raju Burri
Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 90 (2015)1657-1664
(wileyonlinelibrary.com) DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4474
112.
N2 as a co-soft oxidant along with CO2 in Ethyl benzene Dehydrogenation to Styrene
over -Al2O3 supported Co-Mo nitride Catalysts
J. Madhavi, M. Suresh, G. V. Ramesh Babu, P. S. Sai Prasad, B. David Raju and K. S.
Rama Rao
Journal of CO2 Utilization 8 (2014)21-26.
113.
Oxidative coupling of primary amines to imines under base-free and additive-free
conditions over AuNPs/SBA-NH2 nanocatalyst
Chinna Krishna Prasad Neeli, Saidulu Ganji, Venkata Siva Prasad Ganjala, Seetha Rama
Rao Kamaraju, David Raju Burri
RSC Adv., 4 (2014) 141284-14135 (Impact Factor: 3.84)
114.
Studies on ethylbenzene dehydrogenation with CO2 as soft oxidant over Co3O4/COK-12
catalysts
Ramudu Pochamoni, Anand Narani, Mohan Varkolu, Murali Dhar Gudimella, S Sai
Prasad Potharaju, David Raju Burri & Seetha Rama Rao Kamaraju
Journal of Chemical Sciences 127 (2015)701-709.
115.
Glycerol steam reforming over La-Ce-Co mixed oxide-derived cobalt catalysts
M. Surendar, T. V. Sagar, B. Hari Babu, N. Lingaiah, K. S. Rama Rao and P. S. Sai
Prasad
RSC Advances 5 (2015) 45184-45192.
116.
Hydrotalcite-SBA-15 composite material for efficient Carbondioxide capture
C.V.Pramod, K.Upendar, V.Mohan, D.Srinivasa Sarma, G. Murali Dhar, P.S.Sai Prasad,
B.David Raju and K.S. Rama Rao
Journal of CO2 Utilization (In Press) DOI:10.1016/j.jcou.2015.05.002
117.
Cu-MgO-Al2O3 (hydrotalcite like precursor) catalyst for the vapour phase hydrogenation
of Cinnamaldehyde
Chodimella Venkata Pramod, Varkolu Mohan, Burri David Raju, Kamaraju Seetha
Rama Rao
Journal of Catalyst and Catalysis 2 (2015) 1-6.
118.
Ni nanoparticles supported on mesoporous silica (2D, 3D) architectures: Highly efficient
catalysts for the hydrocyclization of biomass-derived levulinic acid
Mohan Varkolu, Venkateshwarlu Velpula, Saidulu Ganji, David Raju Burri and Rama
Rao Seetha Kamaraju
RSC Adv., 5 (2015) 57201-57210
DOI: 10.1039/C5RA10857H, Paper
119.
Effect of MoO3 as a Promoter in Cu-Mgo-Al2O3 (Hydrotalcite like Precursor) Catalyst
for the Vapour Phase Hydrogenation of Cinnamaldehyde
Chodimella venkata pramod, Varkolu Mohan, Burri David Raju, Kamaraju Seetha
Rama Rao
Journal of Catalyst and Catalysis. 2(2) (2015) 27-32.
120.
Nitrobenzene hydrogenation over Ni/TiO2 catalyst in vapour phase at atmospheric
pressure: Influence of preparation method
Mohan Varkolu, Venkateshwarlu Velpula, Ramudu Pochamoni, Ashok Raju Muppala,
David Raju Burri, Seetha Rama Rao Kamaraju
Applied Petrochemical Research (2015) DOI 10.1007/s13203-015-0115-0
Published online: 3rd July 2015 by Springer Publications
121.
Vapour Phase Hydrogenation of Levulinic Acid Over Carbon Coated HZSM-5 Supported
Ni Catalysts
Mohan Varkolu, Burri David Raju, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao
Journal of Catalysts & Catalysis 2(2) (2015) 33-38
122.
Effect of ordered mesoporous Zr SBA-15 support on catalytic functionalities of
hydrotreating catalysts 2. Variation of molybdenum and promoter loadings
Shelu Garg, Kapil Soni, T. Ajeeth Prabhu, K.S.Rama Rao, G.Murali Dhar
Catalysis Today (In Press) DOI:10.1016/j.cattod.2015.08.051
123.
Vapor phase esterification of levulinic acid over ZrO2/SBA-15 catalyst
E. Siva Sankar, V. Mohan, M. Suresh, G. Saidulu, B. David Raju, K. S. Rama Rao
Catalysis Communications (Accepted)
LIST OF PATENTS
1.
An improved process for producing nicotinonitrile.
Venkat Rao, K.S. Rama Rao, P.S. Sai Prasad, K.V. Narayana, A. Venugopal, M.
Subrahmanyam, P. Kanta Rao and A.V. Rama Rao
Indian Patent No. 183837, dated April 29, 2000.
2.
A process for preparation of heteroatomic nitriles by ammxidation using a novel
catalyst.
K.S. Rama Rao, V. Venkat Rao, P.S. Sai Prasad, A. Venugopal, K.V. Narayana,
M. Subrahmanyam, P. Kanta Rao and A.V. Rama Rao
Indian Patent No. 183838, dated Nov 3, 2000.
3.
An improved process for producing a vanadium titanium catalyst composition useful for
the preparation of nicotinonitrile
V. Venkat Rao, K.S. Rama Rao, P. Kanta Rao, P. Sai Prasad, K.V.Narayana, A.
Venugopal, M. Subrahmanyam and A.V. Rama Rao
Indian Patent No. 183921, dated Nov 24, 2000.
4.
An improved process for the preparation of vanadium titanium catalyst useful for
preparing 2-cyanopyrazine.
P.S. Sai Prasad, V. Venkat Rao, K.S. Rama Rao, N. Lingaiah, P. Kanta Rao and A.V.
Rama Rao.
Indian Patent No. 185265, dated Dec 16, 2000.
5.
An improved process for the preparation of 2-cyanopyrazine using novel vanadium
titanium catalyst.
P.S. Sai Prasad, V. Venkat Rao, K.S. Rama Rao, N. Lingaiah, P. Kanta Rao and A.V.
Rama Rao.
Indian Patent No. 185330, dated Dec 30, 2000.
6.
An improved process for the production of 3- & 4- cyanopyridines by vapour phase
ammoxidation
P. Kanta Rao, V. Venkat Rao, K.S. Rama Rao, A.Venugopal, K.V.Narayana, M.
Subrahmanyam and A.V. Rama Rao
Indian Patent No. 187528 dated May 11, 2002.
7.
A process for the preparation of highly active and selective ammoxidation catalyst
P.Kanta Rao, K.S. Rama Rao, V. Venkat Rao, K.V. Narayana, A. Venugopal, M.
Subrahmanyam and A.V. Rama Rao
Indian Patent No. 187346 dated Oct 25, 2002.
8.
Process for the synthesis of highly active modified carbon supported palladium catalyst.
J. Krishna Murthy, S.Chandra Sekhar, K.S.Rama Rao, B. David Raju
and
K.V.Raghavan.
Indian Patent No. 217784, dated Apr 25, 2008.
9.
A process for in-situ deposition of silver on activated carbon using low voltage current
useful in controlling microorganism in water
K.S.Rama Rao, B.David Raju, P. Venkateswara Rao, V.Siva Kumar, A.H. Padmasree
and K.V. Raghavan
Indian Patent No.222375, dated Aug 22, 2008.
10.
An Improved Process for the Preparation of Highly Selective Hydrodechlorination
Catalyst.
K.S.Rama Rao, P.Kanta Rao, P.S.Sai Prasad, J. Krishna Murthy and S.Chandra Sekhar,
Indian Patent No. 231007, dated March 27, 2009.
11.
An Improved Process for the Production of Difluoromethane (HFC-32).
S.Chandra Sekhar,
K.S.Rama Rao,
J.Krishna Murthy,
P.S.Sai Prasad
P.Kanta Rao
Indian Patent Application – Filed. No.536/DEL/99 dated 3-4-1999.
and
12.
Process for the preparation of highly active and selective ammoxidation catalyst and its
use in preparing heteroaromatic nitriles
P. Kanta Rao, K.S. Rama Rao, V. Venkat Rao, K.V. Narayana, A. Venugopal,
M. Subrahmanyam and A.V. Rama Rao
U.S.Patent No. 5910465, dated June 8, 1999.
13.
A Process for the Synthesis of highly Active modified carbon Supported Palladium
Catalyst for Hydrodechlorination of Dichlorodifluoromethane to produce
Difluoromethane.
J.Krishna Murthy, S.Chandra Sekhar, K.S.Rama Rao, B.David Raju and K.V.Raghavan.
Indian Patent Apllication – Filed. No. NF/180/00.
14.
Process for the preparation of a highly active and selective ammoxidation catalyst and its
use in preparing heteroaromatic nitriles
P. Kanta Rao, K.S. Rama Rao, V. Venkat Rao, K.V. Narayana, A. Venugopal,
M. Subrahmanyam and A.V. Rama Rao
U.S.Patent No.5952508, dated September 14, 1999.
15.
An improved process for the preparation of highly active halogen exchange catalyst.
P.Kanta Rao, K.S.Rama Rao, V.Venkat Rao, V.Durga Kumari, K.V.R.Chary, B.David
Raju, P.S.Sai Prasad, M.Subrahmanyam, Suresh Farsinavis, V.Vishwanathan,
A.Venugopal and G.Krishna Reddy.
Indian Patent Application – Filed. No. 320/DEL/99 dated 4-6-1999.
16.
An improved process for the preparation of 2-chloro 1,1-trichloroethane and 1,1,1,2tetrafluoroethane by catalytic vapour phase hydrofluorination.
P.Kanta Rao, K.S.Rama Rao, V.Venkat Rao, V.Durga Kumari, K.V.R.Chary, B.David
Raju, P.S.Sai Prasad, M.Subrahmanyam, Suresh Farsinavis, V.Vishwanathan,
A.Venugopal and G.Krishna Reddy.
Indian Patent Application – Filed. No. PT-335 NF – 339 / 98.
17.
Process for the synthesis of highly active modified carbon supported palladium catalyst.
J. Krishna Murthy, S.Chandra Sekhar, K.S.Rama Rao, B.David Raju and
K.V.Raghavan.
US Patent No. 6624109 dated Sept 23, 2003.
18.
A Process for the Synthesis of Highly Active Zirconia Modified Active Carbon
Supported Palladium Catalyst for the Production of Difluoromethane by Vapor Phase
Hydrodechlorination of Dichlorodifluoromethane.
J.Krishna Murthy, S.Chandra Sekhar, K.S.Rama Rao, B.David Raju, P. Venkateswara
Rao, P. Kanta Rao and K.V.Raghavan.
Indian Patent Apllication – Filed. No. CSIR Ref. NF - 393 / 2001, 153 / DEL / 2002,
dated 28 – 02 – 2002.
19.
Process for the synthesis of an aluminium modified carbon supported palladium catalyst.
J. Krishna Murthy, S. Chandra Sekhar, K. S. Rama Rao,
B. David Raju and K.V.
Raghavan.
European Patent Application No. EP1308206, dated May 7, 2003.
20.
Method for synthesizing modified carbon carried palladium catalyst having high activity.
J. Krishna Murthy, S. Chandra Sekhar, K. S. Rama Rao,
B. David Raju and K.V.
Raghavan.
Japanese Patent Application No. JP2003126692, dated May 7, 2003.
21.
A Vapor phase catalytic process for simultaneous furfural hydrogenation and
cyclohexanol dehydrogenation
K. S. Rama Rao, B. David Raju, S. Narayanan, B. M. Nagaraja, A. H. Padmasree, V.
Sivakumar, V. Shashikala, P. Seetharamulu and S. Sreevardhan Reddy.
US Patent No. 7015359 dated March 21, 2006.
22.
Process for preparing silver deposited carbon covered alumina catalyst
K. S. Rama Rao, B. David Raju, A. H. Padmasree, V. Siva Kumar, A. N. Ratna
Kumar, V. Shashikala, B. M. Nagaraja, P. Seetha Ramulu, S. Sreevardhan Reddy, P.
Nageswara Sarma, K. Krishna Prasad, S. R. Venkata Mohan.
US Patent No. 7662741 dated February 16, 2010.
23.
A process for the preparation of highly efficient carbon supported activated alumina
adsorbent for removal of fluoride ion from water
K. S. Rama Rao, V.Shashikala, A.Hari Padmasri, B. David Raju, V.Siva Kumar,
B.M.Nagaraja, P.Seetha Ramulu, S.Sreevardhan.Reddy, U.C.Kulshreshtra, KV R.Chary
US Patent No. US8242051 B2 dated 14-08-2012.
24.
Novel carbon supported activated alumina adsorbent useful for the removal of fluorine
ions from water and a process for the preparation thereof
K. S. Rama Rao, V.Shashikala, A.Hari Padmasri, B. David Raju, V.Siva Kumar,
B.M.Nagaraja, P.Seetha Ramulu, S.Sreevardhan.Reddy, U.C.Kulshreshtra, KV R.Chary
Indian Patent No. 256339 dated 04/06/2013.
LIST OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT SYMPOSIA / SEMINARS
1.
Catalytic functionalities of sulfude catalysts.
G.Murali Dhar, H.Rama Krishna and K.S.Rama Rao
‘Recent Developments in Catalysis, Theory and Practice’, Proceedings of 10 th National
and 4th Indo-Soviet Seminar on Catalysis held during December 18-21, 1990. Eds.
B.Viswanathan and C.N.Pillai, Publ. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, p.78(1990)
2.
Dehydrogenation of cyclohexane to bemzene over Cr2O3 / SiO2 catalysts.
K.S.Rama Rao, S.Khaja Masthan, K.V.R.Chary, G.Muarali Dhar, P.Kanta Rao and
V.S.Subrahmanyam
‘Recent Developments in Catalysis, Theory and Practice’, Proceedings of 10 th National
and 4th Indo-Soviet Seminar on Catalysis held during December 18-21, 1990. Eds.
B.Viswanathan and C.N.Pillai, Publ. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, p.198(1990)
3.
Ammonia Synthesis over unpromoted and promoted ruthenium catalysts supported on
carbon coated alumina.
S.Khaja Masthan, K.S.Rama Rao, P.S.Sai Prasad, and P.Kanta Rao
‘Recent Developments in Catalysis, Theory and Practice’, Proceedings of 10th National
and 4th Indo-Soviet Seminar on Catalysis held during December 18-21, 1990. Eds.
B.Viswanathan and C.N.Pillai, Publ. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, p.226(1990)
4.
Influence of metal loading on the physico-chemical characteristics of Ru/Al2O3 catalysts :
Study on hydrogenartion of benzene
S.Khaja Masthan, K.S.Rama Rao, V.Venkat Rao, K.V.R.Chary, P.Venkatewara Rao and
P.Kanta Rao
‘Recent Developments in Catalysis, Theory and Practice’, Proceedings of 10th National
and 4th Indo-Soviet Seminar on Catalysis held during December 18-21, 1990. Eds.
B.Viswanathan and C.N.Pillai, Publ. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, p.226(1990)
5.
New catalysts for ammonia synthesis on carbon and carbon mineral supports.
S.M. Yunusov, E.S. Kalyiuznaya, V.B. Shur, M.E.Volpin, K.S.Rama Rao, P.Kanta Rao,
H.Maha Patra, B.Sen, V.A.Likholobov, L.N. Ratchkovskaya, V.D. Sokolosky and
S.Yu.Byrylin
‘Recent Developments in Catalysis, Theory and Practice’, Proceedings of 10th National
and 4th Indo-Soviet Seminar on Catalysis held during December 18-21, 1990. Eds.
B.Viswanathan and C.N.Pillai, Publ. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, p.738(1990)
6.
Characterization of chromia-alumina catalysts.
K.S.Rama Rao, K.V.R.Chary, C.S.Sunandana and V.S.Subrahmanyam
‘Recent Advances in Catalysis and Catalytic Reaction Engineering’, Proceedings of the
2nd Indo-Soviet seminar on Catalysis held at RRL, Hyderabad, India, in November, 1986.
Ed. P.Kanta Rao, p.181(1986)
7.
Preparation and characterization of V2O5 – Sb2O5 catalysts for ammoxidation of 2methylpyrazine to 2-cyanopyrazine.
S. Khaja Masthan, K.S.Rama Rao, V.Venkat Rao, P.S.Sai Prasad and P.Kanta Rao
Presented at 11th National Symposium on Catalysis, Catalysis – Present & Future, held at
IICT, Hyderabad, India during April 2-4, 1993
8.
Synthesis of nicotininitrile by vapour phase catalytic ammoxidation.
K.V.Narayana, A.Venugopal, K.S.Rama Rao, V.Venkat Rao, and P.Kanta Rao
Presented at 11th National Symposium on Catalysis, Catalysis – Present & Future, held at
IICT, Hyderabad, India during April 2-4, 1993
9.
Dehydrogenation of cyclohexane to benzene over titania supported chromia catalysts.
K.S.Rama Rao, K.V.R.Chary, S.Khaja Masthan, V.S.Subrahmanyam and B.Rama Rao
11th North American Meeting of Catalysis Society, Deaborn, MI, May 7 – 11, 1989
10.
Hydrodesulfurization and related reactions on Cr2S3 / Carbon.
H.Rama Krishna, K.S.Rama Rao, K.V.R.Chary, P.Kanta Rao and G.Mural Dhar
Proceedings of 20th Biennial conference on Carbon, June 23 – 28, 1991 at the University
of California, Santa Barbara, CA.
11.
Hydrodechlorination of 1,1 ,2-trichloroethane (CFC-113) over Pd supported on modified
A12O3
S.Chandra Sekhar, A. Venugopal, K.S. Rama Rao, P.S. Sai Prasad, R. Srinivas and P.
Kanta Rao
'Recent Advances in Basic and Applied Aspects of Industrial Catalysts', Proceedings of
13th National Symposium on Catalysis held at IIP, Dehradun, India during April 2 –4,
1997, Eds. T.S.R. Prasada Rao and G. Muralidhar
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis 113 (1998) 391. Elsevier Science B. V (Publ)
12.
Effect of method of preparation on the dismutation activity of CCI2F2 over Cr2O3-MgOA12O3 catalysts
A.Venugopal, K.S. Rams Rao, P.S. Sai Prasad and P. Kanta Rao
'Recent Advances in Basic and Applied Aspects of Industrial Catalysts'. Proceedings of
13th National Symposium on Catalysis held at IIP, Dehradun, India during April 2 – 4,
1997, Eds. T.S.R. Prasada Rao and G. Muralidhar.
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 113 (1998) 405. Elsevier Science B. V (Publ)
13.
Physico-chemical characterization of V2O5-TiO2 (anatase) catalysts for ammoxidation
of 3-picoline.
K.V.Narayana, S.Khaja Masthan, A.Venugopal, V. Venkata Rao,, K.S. Rama Rao and
P. Kanta Rao
'Recent Advances in Basic and Applied Aspects of Industrial Catalysts'. Proceedings of
13th National Symposium on Catalysis held at IIP, Dehradun, India during April 2 –4,
1997, Eds T.S.R. Prasada Rao and G. Muralidhar
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 113 (1998) 947. Elsevier Science B. V (Publ)
13.
Effective conversion of CO2 to methanol and dimethyl ether over hybrid catalysts.
Ki-Won Jun, Mi-Hee Jung , K.S. Rama Rao, Myoung-Jae Choi and Kyu-Wan Lee.
'Advances in chemical conversions for mitigating carbon dioxide', proceedings of ICCDU
IV held at Kyoto, Japan in December, 1997, Eds. T. lnui, M. Anpo, K. lyui, S. Yanagida
and T. Yamaguichi
Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis, 114 (1998) 447. Elsevier Science B. V (Publ)
14.
Studies on supported Cr2O3 catalysts in the aromatization of isophorone : Effect of
solvent in the preparation of Cr2O3/MgO catalyst.
B.David Raju, K.S.Rama Rao, G.S.Salvapathi, P.S.Sai Prasad and P.Kanta Rao
‘Recent Trends in Catalysis’, Proceedings of 14th National Symposium on Catalysis, held
at Anna University, Chennai, India during December 16 – 18, 1998, Eds.V.Murugasan,
Banumathi Arabindoo and M.Palanichamy, Publ. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi,
India. p.469(1999)
15.
Ammoxidation of o-xylene over CeO2 / -Al2O3 catalysts.
T. Rajaiah, K.S.Rama Rao, P.S.Sai Prasad and P.Kanta Rao
‘Recent Trends in Catalysis’, Proceedings of 14th National Symposium on Catalysis, held
at Anna University, Chennai, India during December 16 – 18, 1998, Eds.V.Murugasan,
Banumathi Arabindoo and M.Palanichamy, Publ. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi,
India. p.474(1999)
16.
Effect of Pd (palladium) loading on the hydrogenolysis activity of CCl2F2 to CH2F2 on Pd
/ Al2O3 catalysts.
S.Chandra Shekar, J. Krishna Murthy, K.S.Rama Rao, P.S.Sai Prasad and P.Kanta Rao
‘Recent Trends in Catalysis’, Proceedings of 14th National Symposium on Catalysis, held
at Anna University, Chennai, India during December 16 – 18, 1998, Eds.V.Murugasan,
Banumathi Arabindoo and M.Palanichamy, Publ. Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi,
India. p.686(1999)
17.
Effect of pore size distribution on the dehydrogenation activity of amorphous and
crystalline chromia catalysts.
K.V.Narayana, A.Venugopal, K.S.Rama Rao, V.venkat Rao and P.Kanta Rao
‘Catalysis Modern Trends’, Proceedings of 12th National Symposium on Catalysis held
at BARC, Bombay, India during December 9 – 22, 1994, Eds. N.M.Gupta and
D.K.Chakrabarty, Publ. Narosa Publishing House, New delhi, India. P.338(1995)
18.
Effect of K2O addition to Cr2O3 / ZrO2 catalysts on the selective aromatization of
isoporone to 3,5-xylenol.
P.S.Sai Prasad, B.David Raju, K.S.Rama Rao, N.lingaiah, G.S.Salvapathy and P.Kanta
Rao
‘Catalysis Modern Trends’, Proceedings of 12th National Symposium on Catalysis held
at BARC, Bombay, India during December 9 – 22, 1994, Eds. N.M.Gupta and
D.K.Chakrabarty, Publ. Narosa Publishing House, New delhi, India. P.351(1995)
19.
Advantage of coupled analytical techniques in the identification of surface species of
hydrodechlorination catalysts.
S.Chandra Shekar, J.Krishna Murphy, K.S. Rama Rao and P.Kanta Rao
‘Analytical Techniques in Monitoring the Environment’, proceedings of the International
Seminar on Analytical Techniques in Monitoring the Environment held at SV University,
Tirupathi, India during December 18 –20, 2000, Eds. S.Jayarama Reddy, p.614 (2000)
20.
Application of silver nano particles in controlling microorganism in water.
V.Siva Kumar, J.Krishna Murthy, A.H.Padmasree, P.Venkateswara Rao, B.David Raju,
K.S.Rama Rao, Ch.V.Siva Rama Krishna and Y. Anjaneyulu
Proceedings of International Conference on Industrial Pollution and Control
Technologies (ICIPACT-2001) held at JNTU, Hyderabad, India, during December 7, 8
& 10, 2001, p.331(2001)
21.
Highly selective magnesia modified active carbon supported Pd catalyst in the
hydrodechlorination of CCl2F2.
J. Krishna Murthy, S. Chandra Shekar, A. H. Padmasri, A. Venugopal, V. Siva Kumar, P.
Venkateswara Rao, B. David Raju, P. Kanta Rao and K. S. Rama Rao
Proceedings of International Conference on Industrial Pollution and Control
Technologies (ICIPACT-2001) held at JNTU, Hyderabad, India, during December 7, 8
& 10, 2001, p.789(2001)
22.
Role of Acidic and Basic sites of Al2O3 in Predicting the Reaction Pathway of Isophorone
Transformation
V. Siva Kumar, B. M. Nagaraja, V. Shasikala, P. Seetharamulu, A. H. Padmasree, B.
David Raju* and K.S. Rama Rao
Presented at 16th National symposium and 1st Indo-German Conference on Catalysis held
at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India during February 6-8, 2003
23.
Advantage of Hydrotalcite Precursors as Supports for Pd Catalysts in
Hydrodechlorination of CCl2F2
A.H. Padmasri, A.Venugopal, V. Siva kumar, V. Shashikala, B.M. Nagaraja,
P. Seetharamulu ,B. Sreedhar, B. David Raju, P. Kanta Rao and K.S. Rama Rao
Presented at 16th National symposium and 1st Indo-German Conference on Catalysis held
at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India during February 6-8, 2003
24.
Highly Efficient Ag/C Catalyst Prepared by Electro-chemical Deposition Method in
Controlling Microorganisms in Water
V. Siva Kumar, B.M. Nagaraja, V. Shashikala, A.H. Padmasri, M. Shakuntala
Madhavendra, B. David Raju and K.S. Rama Rao
Presented at 16th National symposium and 1st Indo-German Conference on Catalysis held
at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India during February 6-8, 2003
25.
Effect of Method of Preparation of Copper – Magnesium Oxide Catalyst on the
Dehydrogenation of Cyclohexanol
B. M. Nagaraja, V. Siva Kumar, V. Shashikala, A. H. Padmasri, B. David Raju and
K.S. Rama Rao
Presented at 16th National symposium and 1st Indo-German Conference on Catalysis held
at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India during February 6-8, 2003
26.
Effect of tungsten addition to Pd/ZrO2 in the hydrodechlorination activity of CCl2F2
J. Krishna Murthy, S. Chandra Shekar, V. Siva Kumar, B. David Raju, B. Sreedhar, P. S.
Sai Prasad, P. Kanta Rao, K.S. Rama Rao, F. J. Berry and L. E. Smart
Presented at 16th National symposium and 1st Indo-German Conference on Catalysis held
at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India during February 6-8, 2003
27.
Characterization and Catalytic properties of Niobia supported Nickel Catalysts in the
Hydrodechlorination of 1,2,4 Trichlorobenzene.
Komandur V.R. Chary*, Katar Sri Lakshmi, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao and Maria
Papadaki,
Presented at 16th National symposium and 1st Indo-German Conference on Catalysis held
at Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, India during February 6-8, 2003
28.
Modification of Mg – Al oxide hydrotalcite support for Ru – Cs catalysts in the
enhancement of ammonia synthesis
P. Seetharamulu, B. David Raju and K. S. Rama Rao
Presented at 17th National symposium “ Sustainable Development through Catalysis”
held at Bhavnagar during January 18-20, 2005
29.
Highly Efficient Sulfonic Acid Functionalized SBA-15 for the Condensation of Aniline
with Acetone
S. Sreevardhan Reddy, B.David Raju, A.H. Padmasri, S. Narayanan and K. S. Rama
Rao
Presented at 17th National symposium “ Sustainable Development through Catalysis”
held at Bhavnagar during January 18-20, 2005
30.
Ground water purification : Deflouridation by adsorbents
V. Shashikala, U. C. Kulshresta, A. H. Padmasree, B. David Raju and K. S. Rama
Rao
Presented at 17th National symposium “ Sustainable Development through Catalysis”
held at Bhavnagar during January 18-20, 2005
31.
Ru promoted Pd/MgO catalysts for the selective synthesis of CH2F2 by the
hydrogenolysis of CCl2F2
A. H. Padmasree, A. Venugopal, P. Seetharamulu, B. David Raju, K. S. Rama Rao, and
P. Kanta Rao
Presented at 17th National symposium “ Sustainable Development through Catalysis”
held at Bhavnagar during January 18-20, 2005
32.
Catalytic activity of Cu / MgO for furfural hydrogenation and cyclohexanol
dehydrogenation
B. M. Nagaraja, B. David Raju, S. Narayanan and K. S. Rama Rao
Presented at 17th National symposium “ Sustainable Development through Catalysis”
held at Bhavnagar during January 18-20, 2005
33.
Influence of Zirconium addition to AlPO4 catalysts - An Effective Dehydration
Component for Hybrid Catalyst in Dimethyl ether Synthesis from Syn-Gas
V. Siva Kumar, I. Ajit Kumar Reddy, Ch. Satyanarayana, B. David Raju and K.S. Rama
Rao
Presented at 17th National symposium “ Sustainable Development through Catalysis”
held at Bhavnagar during January 18-20, 2005
34.
Hydrogen economy in the preparation of highly efficient nano silver deposited on carbon
covered alumina (CCA) catalyst for control of micro-organisms in the water
V. Shashikala, V. Siva kumar, P. Seetharamulu, A.H. Padmasri and K.S. Rama Rao
Presented at National Workshop on Catalysis for Energy, held at Banaras Hindu
Universisty, Varanasi during February 23-26, 2006
35.
An eco-friendly & economical route in the transformation of CFC-12 (CCl2F2)
S. Sreevardhan Reddy, P. Seetharamulu, P. Uma Maheshwari, A.H. Padmasri, B. David
Raju and K.S. Rama Rao
Presented at National Workshop on Catalysis for Energy, held at Banaras Hindu
Universisty, Varanasi during February 23-26, 2006
36.
Synthesis of Furfuryl alcohol by coupling of cyclohexanol dehydrogenation with the
hydrogenation of Furfural-a hydrogen economy route
B. M. Nagaraja, A. H. Padmasri, S. Narayanan and K.S. Rama Rao
Presented at National Workshop on Catalysis for Energy, held at Banaras Hindu
Universisty, Varanasi during February 23-26, 2006
37.
Novel approach for the synthesis of methanol by coupling COx hydrogenation with
Cyclohexanol dehydrogenation- hydrogen economy route
V.Siva Kumar, A. H. Padmasri, I. Ajit Kumar Reddy1 and K. S. Rama Rao
Presented at National Workshop on Catalysis for Energy, held at Banaras Hindu
Universisty, Varanasi during February 23-26, 2006
38.
H2 – Future Scenario
K. S. Rama Rao
Ptresented an Invited Lecture at International Conference on “Hydrogen as Alternate
Fuel-Emerging Technologies” held at Jawahar lal Nehru Technological University,
Hyderbad, on 16th March, 2005
39.
Nanochemistry
K. S. Rama Rao
Ptresented an Invited Lecture at Training Programme on “Advances in Engineering
Chemistry” held at Deparment of Chemistry, Vasavi Engineering College, Hyderabad
during August 17 -19, 2006
40.
Characteristics of Modified alumina for its defluridation ability
V. Shashikala and K. S. Rama Rao
Presented an Invited Lecture at One-day roundtable deliberation on updation of
specifications for Activated Alumina (to be used for defluoridation of water for human
consumption), Characterization and testing of AA, held Public Health Engineering
Department, Jaipur on 18th October, 2006
41.
A novel Ba promoted nano Ru catalyst supported on Mg-Al hydrotalcite
precursor for the synthesis of ammonia
P. Seetharamulu, B. David Raju, A. H. Padmasri and K.S. Rama Rao
Presented at 18th National Symposium & Indo-US Seminar on Catalysis “Catalysis for
Future Fuels” during April 16-18, 2007 at Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun,
INDIA
42.
Novel and efficient nano cobalt encapsulated SBA-15 catalysts for the
selective oxidation of cyclohexane
S. Sreevardhan Reddy, A. H. Padmasri, B. David Raju, P. K. Sai Prakash,
and
K.S. Rama Rao
Presented at 18th National Symposium & Indo-US Seminar on Catalysis “Catalysis for
Future Fuels” during April 16-18, 2007 at Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun,
INDIA
43.
CO2 Storage Materials
M. Lakshmi Kantam, K. S. Rama Rao, B. David Raju and V. Shashikala
Presented at “Brain Storming Session on Global Temperature Rise : An Indian Effort
towards Mitigation of Carbon dioxide Emissions, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam,
INDIA during September 21-22, 2007.
44.
Role of Silver Catalysts in Microorganism Control in Drinking Water
K. S. Rama Rao, B. David Raju, V. Shashikala and S. Narayanan
Invited Lecture delivered at CatWorkshop-2008, held at Institute of Minerals and
Materials Technology (IMMT), Bhubaneswar, India during 18-20 February, 2008.
45.
Catalytic activity of Cu-Co/MgO for coupling of Nitrobenzene hydrogenation and 1,4
butanediol dehydrogenation
K. Hariprasad Reddy,P Seetharamulu,S. Sreevardhan Reddy,R.Rahul, B.David Raju and
K.S.Rama Rao
Presented at CatWorkshop-2008, held at Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology
(IMMT), Bhubaneswar, India during 18-20 February, 2008
46.
Aromatization of isophorone over Alkali doped SBA-15 solid base Catalysts
S. Sreevardhan Reddy, B. David Raju, and K.S. Rama Rao
Presented at CatWorkshop-2008, held at Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology
(IMMT), Bhubaneswar, India during 18-20 February, 2008
47.
Ammonia Synthesis over Cesium and Barium Promoted Ruthenium Catalysts Supported
on Carbon Coated Aluminas (CCAs)
S. Khaja Masthan and K.S. Rama Rao,
Presented at CatWorkshop-2008, held at Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology
(IMMT), Bhubaneswar, India during 18-20 February, 2008
48.
Low Cost Adsorbent & Catalytic Systems for Drinking Water Purification
K. S. Rama Rao
Plenary Lecture delivered at Third International Conference on “HYDROLOGY AND
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT” with a Focal Theme on “Climate Change – Water,
Food and Environmental Security” held during 3 - 6 February, 2010 at Hotel One
place, KPHB Colony, Kukatpally, Hyderabad organized by JNTU, Hyderabad, INDIA
49.
Dehydrogenation of Ethyl benzene to styrene over Cs/Co3Mo3N and SnO2-ZrO2
J. Madhavi, M. Suresh, B. David Raju and K. S. Rama Rao
Oral Presentation at the 20th National Symposium on Catalysis to be held at IIT-Madras,
Chennai, India during December 19-22 2010 (Oral Presentation No.9)
50.
Catalytic applications of Mesoporous chromium terephthalate
M.Suresh, B.David Raju, K.S.Rama Rao, VinuAjayan and M.Lakshmi Kantham
Oral Presentation at the 20th National Symposium on Catalysis to be held at IIT-Madras,
Chennai, India during December 19-22 2010 (Oral Presentation No.10)
51.
SBA-15 heterogenized vanadyl acetylacetonate as an effective catalyst for cleavage of
C-C double bonds of styrenes into benzaldehydes
N. Anand, K. Hari Prasad Reddy, K. S. Rama Rao and B. David Raju
Oral Presentation at the 20th National Symposium on Catalysis to be held at IIT-Madras,
Chennai, India during December 19-22 2010 (Oral Presentation No.11)
52.
A facile coupling of acetophenone hydrogenation and 1,4-butanediol dehydrogenation in
the vapor phase over Cu/MgO catalysts
K.Hariprasad Reddy,
N. Anand, V. Venkateswarlu, K. S. Rama Rao and B. David Raju
Oral Presentation at the 20th National Symposium on Catalysis to be held at IIT-Madras,
Chennai, India during December 19-22 2010 (Oral Presentation No.18)
53.
A Novel Synthesis of Mesoporous Zirconia by Sucrose Templating Method
P.Ramudu, B.David Raju, K.S.Rama Rao, S.Padma, B.Sreenivasulu, B.Srinivas and
G. Murali Dhar
Oral Presentation at the 20th National Symposium on Catalysis to be held at IIT-Madras,
Chennai, India during December 19-22 2010 (Oral Presentation No.31)
54.
Vapour phase selective dehydrogenation of Cyclohexanol over Ni/SBA-15 catalysts
V.Mohan, P. Ramudu, B.David Raju and K.S.Rama Rao
Poster Presentation at the 20th National Symposium on Catalysis to be held at IITMadras, Chennai, India during December 19-22 2010 (Poster Presentation No.P37)
55.
Vapor phase coupling cyclohexanol and nitrobenzene over copper on hydrotalcite
C.V.Pramod, B. Padma, Dr.B.David Raju and Dr.K.S.Rama Rao
Poster Presentation at the 20th National Symposium on Catalysis to be held at IITMadras, Chennai, India during December 19-22 2010 (Poster Presentation No.P38)
56.
Vapor phase amination of cyclohexanol over hydrotalcite supported ruthenium catalyst
B.Sridevi, G. Akhila, B.David Raju and K.S.Rama Rao
Poster Presentation at the 20th National Symposium on Catalysis to be held at IITMadras, Chennai, India during December 19-22 2010 (Poster Presentation No.P39)
57.
An eco-friendly nanocrystalline CuO/SBA-15 catalyst system for the Beckmann
rearrangement of benzaldehydeoxime into benzamide
G. Saidulu, N. Anand, N. C. K. Prasad, K. S. Rama Rao and B. David Raju
Poster Presentation at the 20th National Symposium on Catalysis to be held at IITMadras, Chennai, India during December 19-22 2010 (Poster Presentation No.P49)
58.
A facile solvothermal reduction method for the synthesis of Cu/SBA-15
nanomesocoposite
catalysts
M. Ravi Kumar, N. Anand, K. Hari Prasad Reddy, K.S. Rama Rao and B. David Raju
Poster Presentation at the 20th National Symposium on Catalysis to be held at IITMadras, Chennai, India during December 19-22 2010 (Poster Presentation No.P59)
59.
Decalin dehydrogenation as a H2 carrier – A convenient approach to on-board fuel cell
vehicles
K. S. Rama Rao (Invited Lecture)
2nd International Conference on Environment Management (ICEM-2010) organized by
Centre for Environment, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad during
25-28, October 2010 at Ramda Manohar, Begumpet, Hyderabad
60.
An Overview of Futuristic Fuels - Chemical aspects
K. S. Rama Rao (Invited Lecture)
UGC Sponsored One day Seminar on ‘Chemistry & Energy : Present and Future
Scenario’ held at Department of Chemistry, Osmania University College for Women,
Hyderabad on 22 March, 2011.
61.
An Overview of Futuristic Fuels - Chemical aspects
K. S. Rama Rao (Invited Lecture)
6th September 2011 at UGC-Academic Staff college, IST, JNTU Hyderabad as a part
of Refresher Course on “Recent Trends in Chemical engineering” Sponsored by
UGC.
62.
Adsorbents & Catalysts for Drinking Water Purification
K. S. Rama Rao (Invited Lecture)
6th September 2011 at UGC-Academic Staff college, IST, JNTU, Hyderabad as a part
of Refresher Course on “Recent Trends in Chemical engineering” Sponsored by
UGC.
63.
Role of Catalysts in Green Chemistry
K. S. Rama Rao (Invited Lecture)
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on The Promise of Green Chemistry (POGC-2011)
Department of Chemistry, Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada (In Collaboration
with Department of Chemistry, ANU) on November 17, 2011
64.
Role of Catalysts in Green Chemistry
K. S. Rama Rao (Invited Lecture)
A Refresher Course on Green Chemistry & Organic Synthesis (UGC Sponsored )
Academic Staff College, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
November 5, 2012
65.
Coupling of cyclohexanol dehydrogenation-nitrobenzene hydrogenation over Cu-MgAl2O3 (Precursor like-hydrotalcite) Catalyst
C. V. Pramod, C. Raghavendra, B. David Raju, K. S. Rama Rao
Presented at 2nd Indo-German Conference on Green Chemistry during October 28-30,
2012 held at ICT, Mumbai
66.
Synthesis of N-alkyl imines and amines via novel coupling of nitrobenzene
hydrogenation and benzyl alcohol dehydrogenation over Cu/MgO catalysts in vapour
phase
Ravi Kumar Marella, Narani Anand, Kamaraju seethe Rama Rao, David Raju Burri
Presented at 2nd Indo-German Conference on Green Chemistry during October 28-30,
2012 held at ICT, Mumbai
67.
Aromatization of isophorone to 3,5-xylenol over Cr2O3 / SBA-15 catalyst
Venkateswarlu Vakati, Jyothi Veerasomaiah Puppala, Kamaraju seethe Rama Rao,
David Raju Burri
Presented at 2nd Indo-German Conference on Green Chemistry during October 28-30,
2012 held at ICT, Mumbai.
68.
Oxidative dehydrogenation of Ethyl benzene over alumina supported iron based catalysts
J.Madhavi, M.Suresh, B.David raju, P. S. Sai Prasad, K.S.Rama Rao
Poster Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
69.
Hydrogenation of nitrobenzene over Ni catalysts: Effect of support
V.Venkateshwarlu, V.Mohan, B.David Raju, P. S. Sai Prasad, K.S.Rama Rao
Poster Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
70.
A comparative study of Cu, Ni over MgO-Al2O3 (precursor like hydrotalcite) for the
chemo selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde
C.V.Pramod, Y.Prasanna Lakshmi, B.David Raju, K.S.Rama Rao
Oral Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
71.
Co/SiO2@-Fe2O3: An eco-friendly and efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the selective
epoxidation of olefins
Narani Anand, P. Ramudu, D. Anusha, K.S. Rama Rao, B. David Raju
Poster Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
72.
A novel composite material derived from MIL-101 and study for Dehydration of 1phenyl ethanol
M.Suresh, J.Madhavi, B.David raju, K.S.Rama Rao
Poster Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
73.
Catalytic reforming of methane on LaNixCe1-xO3 oxides prepared by hydrothermal
method
T. Vikram Sagar, N. Lingaiah, K.S. Rama Rao and P.S. Sai Prasad, G.Hanmant and
CVV Satyanarayana
Poster Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
74.
Transesterification of Sunflower oil by using Sodium Titanate Nanotubes
K. Upendar, M. Surendar, N. Lingaiah, K. S. Rama Rao and P. S. Sai Prasad
Poster Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
75.
Effect of cobalt on Cu-MgO catalysts for synthesis of γ-butyrolactone and aniline through
the coupling process: A Hydrogen economy route
K.Hari Prasad Reddy, N.Anand, M.Ravi Kumar, B.David Raju and K.S.Rama Rao
Poster Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
76.
Vapour phase hydrogenation of benzonitrile over Cu/MgO catalysts
Ravi Kumar Marella, Venkateswarlu Vakati, Seetha Rama Rao Kamaraju, David Raju
Burri
Poster Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
77.
Rapid microwave assisted
triflamide functionalized SBA-15 catalyst for the nitration
of alkylaromatics
Venkata Siva Prasad Ganjala, Mukkanti Khagga, Seetha Rama Rao Kamaraju, David
Raju Burri
Poster Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
78.
Molybdenum Oxide supported COK-12: Catalytic application for Styrene production
using CO2 soft oxidant
Pochamoni Ramudu , Narani Anand, V.Mohan ,Dr.B.David Raju, Dr.K.S.Rama Rao
and Dr.G.Murali Dhar
Poster Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
79.
Highly Active and Selective Gold nanoparticles embedded SBA-15 catalyst for the
Oxidative Coupling of Benzylamine to N-Benzyl benzaldimine
Chinna Krishna Prasad Neeli, Saidulu Ganji, David Raju Burri and Seetha Rama Rao
Kamaraju
Oral Presentation at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP21) held at
CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
80.
Vapour phase coupling of 1,2-Butanediol dehydrogenation and Nitrobenzene
hydrogenation over Cu/SiO2 catalyst
C.Raghavendra, V.Mohan, B.Karunakar Reddy, B.Davidraju, K.S.Rama Rao
Best Poster Presentation award at 21st National Symposium on Catalysis
(CATSYMP21) held at CSIR-IICT during February 11-13, 2013.
81.
Catalysis – an intermix of Surface Science and Nano Technology
K. S. Rama Rao
Keynote Address at National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Surface Science &
Nanotechnology” (RTSSN-2013) on 29th November 2013 at Potti Sriramulu
Chalavadi Mallikharjuna Rao (PSCMR) College of Engineering & Technology,
Vijayawada, AP, India.
82.
Surface impregnation Combustion method to prepare metallic Ni nano particles
supported on SiO2 catalysts for hydrogenation of biomass derived levulinic acid
Varkolu Mohan, Burri David Raju and Kamaraju Seethe Rama Rao
Proceedings of International Conference on New Dimensions in Chemistry &
Chemical Technologies: Applications in Pharma Industry (NDST-2014) held at IST,
JNTU, Hyderabad during June 23-25, 2014.
Pp 94-96.
Published by Students Helpline Group, Hyderabad-38. Eds. K. Mukkanti,
Pramod Kumar, A. Jaya Shree, T. Bala Narasaiah and K. Bhavya Sri.
83.
Lantham Triflate anchored SBA-15 catalyst for the nitration of alkyl aromatics
Venkata Siva Prasad Ganjala, Chinna Krishna Prasad Neeli, Jyothi Yadagiri,
Thirupathaiah Ketike, Venkata Rao Madduluri, Mukkanta Khagga, Kamaraju Seethe
Rama Rao
and Burri David Raju
Proceedings of International Conference on New Dimensions in Chemistry &
Chemical Technologies: Applications in Pharma Industry (NDST-2014) held at IST,
JNTU, Hyderabad during June 23-25, 2014.
Pp 114-119. Published by Students Helpline Group, Hyderabad-38. Eds. K. Mukkanti,
Pramod Kumar, A. Jaya Shree, T. Bala Narasaiah and K. Bhavya Sri.
84.
Mesoporous silica supported Cobalt oxide catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation of thyl
benzene
Ramudu Pochamoni, Mohan Varkolu, Murali K, Muralidhar Gudimella, Sai Prasad P
S,David raju and Seetha Ramara Rao
Proceedings of International Conference on New Dimensions in Chemistry &
Chemical Technologies: Applications in Pharma Industry (NDST-2014) held at IST,
JNTU, Hyderabad during June 23-25, 2014.
Pp 168-174, Published by Students Helpline Group, Hyderabad-38. Eds. K. Mukkanti,
Pramod Kumar, A. Jaya Shree, T. Bala Narasaiah and K. Bhavya Sri.
85.
Chairman for one of the Technical Committees during a National Conference on “Role
of Chemistry in Energy Development and Environmental Protection (RCEE-2014) held
at Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi, A.P. during 3-4 March 2014.
86.
Gas phase catalytic hydrogenolysis of diphenyl ether over nickel supported KIT-6 (Oral
Presentation No.13)
Y.Jyothi, N.C.K. Prasad, P. Nagaiah, G. V. Ramesh Babu, P. Veera Somaiah, K.S. Rama
Rao, B. David Raju
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
87.
Vapour phase hydrogenation of levulinic acid over carbon coated zeolite supported Ni
catalysts (Oral Presentation No.33)
Verkolu Mohan, Velpula Venkateshwarlu, Enumula Siva Shankar, Burri David Raju,
Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
88.
Vapour Cu supported MgO-Al2O3 catalyst for hydrogenation of furfural to furfuryl
alcohol: Synthesis and Characterization (Oral Presentation No.34)
Jayesh T Bhanushali, Itika Kainthla, Burri David Raju, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao,
Geetha R Balakrishna, Bhari Mallanna Nagaraja
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
89.
Influence of precipitating agent for the hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions
over Cu-MgO catalyst (Poster Presentation No.14)
Itika Kainthla, Jayesh T Bhanushali, Aytam Hari Padmasri, Burri David Raju,
Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao, Bhari Mallanna Nagaraja
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
90.
Mesoporous COK-12 supported Nb exchanged TPA catalysts study for selective
dehydration of fructose to 5-HMF catalyst (Poster Presentation No.23)
Ramudu Pochamoni, Kondeboina Murali, Thirupathaiah Ketike, David Raju Burri,
Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
91.
Chemoselective dehydrogenation of 1,2-butenediol over copper based catalysts (Poster
Presentation No.42)
M. Ashok Raju, C. Rajireddy, E. Siva Sankar, G. V. Ramesh, K. K. Swamy, David Raju
Burri, Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
92.
Dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene using CO2 as co-oxidant using molybdenum
nitride catalysts (Poster Presentation No.44)
G. V. Ramesh Babu, P. Ramudu, M. Venkat Rao, P. S. Sai Prasad, David Raju Burri,
Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
93.
Vapour phase hydrogenation of aniline over Ni/Al2O3 catalysts at atmospheric pressure
(Poster Presentation No.51)
Velpula Venkateshwarlu, M. Suresh, Varkolu Mohan, David Raju Burri, Kamaraju
Seetha Rama Rao
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
94.
Selective gas phase hydrogenation of cyclohexenone to cyclohexanone over Pd
supported KIT-6 (Poster Presentation No.97)
V. Venkateshwarlu, K. Kumara Swamy, Ch. Raji Reddy, Y. Jyothi, K. S. Rama Rao,
David Raju Burri
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
95.
Vapour O-alkylation of phenol over nanocrystalline lanthanum-cerium mixed phosphate
catalysts (Poster Presentation No.99)
Ch. Raji Reddy, N. C. K. Prasad, K. Thirupathaiah, K. S. Rama Rao, David Raju Burri
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
96.
Dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene over cobalt on lanthanum promoted gamma
alumina (Poster Presentation No.101)
M. Venkat Rao, M. Suresh, G. V. Ramesh Babu, P. S. Sai Prasad, David Raju Burri,
Kamaraju Seetha Rama Rao
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
97.
Heterogenization of rare earth metal triflates over mesoporous SBA-15 and their
influence in nitration of aromatics (Poster Presentation No.108)
K. Thirupathaiah, G. V. Siva Prasad, G. Saidulu, N. C. K. Prasad, K. Mukkanti, K. S.
Rama Rao, B. David Raju
Presented at 22nd National Symposium on Catalysis (CATSYMP22) “Catalysis for Better
Tomorrow” held at CSMCRI, Bhavnagar during January 7-9, 2014
98.
Nanomaterials as catalysts for environmental applications
K. S. Rama Rao and B. David Raju (Invited Lecture)
National Workshop on “Development of Nanomaterials for Energy, Environment and
Sustainability” (DNEES-2015) held at Institute of Technical Education & Research
(ITER), Bhubaneswar during 2-3rd May 2015
99.
Nanomaterials in the area of catalysis
K. S. Rama Rao
Invited Lecture delivered at GITAM University, Hyderabad on August 22, 2015
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