Yerrayya Attada, Ph.D.

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​Postdoctoral Fellow

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Research Interests

​My research interests have been mainly focused on understanding the chemistry of thermo-catalytic conversion of variety of feedstocks to value added chemicals. Valorization of lignin for the production of valuable chemicals. Theoretical (Density functional theory or molecular modelling) and kinetic modelling of complex reaction systems.

Selected Publications

  • Recovery of renewable aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbon resources from microwave pyrolysis/co-pyrolysis of agro-re... 
    D.V. Suriapparao, A. Yerrayya, G. Nagababu, R.K. Guduru, T. Hemanth Kumar
    Bioresource Technology, (2020)
  • Production of high quality bio-crude from rice straw via hydrothermal liquefaction: Effect of process conditions. 
    A. Yerrayya, A.K. Shree Vishnu, S. Shreyas, S.R. Chakravarthy, R. Vinu.
    Energies, (2020)
  • Production of valuable chemicals and fuel molecules from lignin via fast pyrolysis: Experimental and theoretical st... 
    A. Yerrayya, Upendra Natarajan, R. Vinu
    Production of Biofuels and Chemicals with Pyrolysis, (2020)
  • Fast pyrolysis mechanism of guaiacol to simple phenols: Experimental, theoretical and kinetic modelling study 
    A. Yerrayya, Upendra Natarajan, R. Vinu
    Chemical Engineering Science, (2019)
  • Performance enhancement of hydrothermal liquefaction for strategic and sustainable valorization of de-oiled yeast b... 
    J. Chopra, D. Mahesh, A. Yerrayya, Rajnish Kumar, R. Vinu, Ramakrishna Sen
     Journal of Cleaner Production , (2019)
  • Selective production of phenols from lignin via microwave pyrolysis using different carbonaceous susceptors 
    A. Yerrayya, D.V. Suriapparao, Upendra Natarajan, R. Vinu
    Bioresource Technology, (2018)
  • Analysis of chemical looping combustion integrated IGCC power plant using Indian coal 
    Haneef Shijaz, A. Yerrayya, P. V. Suresh, V. Ramsagar, A. Sarath Babu
    Energy conversion management, (2017)
  • Syngas fueled chemical looping combustion power plant exergy analysis 
    A. Yerrayya, P. V. Suresh
    Journal of Industrial Pollution Control, (2016)

Education

  • ​Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM), India, 2019.
  • M. Tech (Chemical Engineering), National Institute of Technology Warangal (NITW), India, 2015.
  • B. Tech (Chemical Engineering), M.V.G.R College of Engineering, Vizianagaram, India, 2013.


Professional Profile

  • ​2020-Present: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Awards

  • ​Ambuja’s Young Researcher’s Award for doing post graduate studies in India, 201

KAUST Affiliations

  • ​KAUST Catalysis Center(KCC
  • Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering(PSE)

Research Interests Keywords

Hydroprocessing Density Functional Theory (DFT) Microkinetic Modelling reactor design