This document provides a biodata for Prof. Y. Rajeshwer Rao, including his academic and professional qualifications, teaching experience, research areas and publications. Some key details include: - He has a Ph.D. in chemistry from Osmania University and over 30 years of teaching experience. - His research focuses on biofuels, industrial catalysts, and new feedstocks for biodiesel production. He has published over 15 papers in this area. - He is currently serving as the Administrative Officer/Registrar at Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, where he oversees a technical institute with 7,500 students.

1. BIODATA
Prof. Y. RAJESHWER RAO
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER / REGISTRAR
Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies
AP-IIIT Basara-504107
040-23354776; 09397627120 (Mobile)

2. Email: yrajeshwer@yahoo.com
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Ph. D. (1981)
'Kinetics of certain electron transfer reactions involving Ceric ion'
Osmania University, Hyderabad 500 007
M. Sc. (1973)
‘Precipitation from homogeneous solutions (PFHS)
First Class in Applied Chemistry
Faculty of Engineering, University of Jabalpur
B. Sc. (1970)
Chemistry and Biology
Nizam College, Osmania University
Diploma in Science Education (1984)
University of London
Kings College, UK
ACADEMIC AWARDS
British Council Fellow 1984 - 85.
Kings - Chelsea College, University of London, London, U.K.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
31 Years (Both Postgraduate and graduate classes)
2012- todate Visiting Faculty Rajiv Gandhi university of Knowledge
Technologies, AP-IIIT Basara-504107 (Teaching B.Tech students)

3. 2009-2012 Visiting Professor, Department of Chemistry, Swami Ramanand
Teerth Marathwada University, Vishnupuri, Nanded, Maharashtra
(Teaching M.Sc Industrial Chemnistry students)
2001-2009Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry,Government
City College, Hyderabad-500 002
(taught Analytical Chemistry and Organic Chemistry to under
graduate and post graduate students)
Resource person and conducted several workshops for in service teaching staff.
BEST TEACHER AWARD
State Best Teacher Award for University and College Teachers by Government of
Andhra Pradesh (1989).
RESEARCH AREAS & EXPERIENCE
20 years
Working in the following thrust areas:
Biofuels concerned with the transportation fuels
Development of industrial catalysts for certain impartant reactions
Search for new feed-stock for bio-diesel production
CONDUCT OF INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
Ph. D. Degrees awarded : 2
Papers published :18
Submitted :. 1
Text Books Published .. 2
FOREIGN VISITS
Visited London, UK (Oct 1984-Aug 1985) as a British Council Fellow

4. REVIEWER OF RESEARCH ARTICLES
On the panel of Referees for the review of research articles to be published in
1. Bioresource Technology (International Journal)
2. International Journal of Petroleum Technology & Alternate fuels
RESEARCH PROJECTS COMPLETED
Principal investigator (2006-2008) Minor research Project funded by UGC,NewDelhi.
Project entitled ‘’Certain physical and chemical aspects of hydrogenation of algal
biomass catalyzed by Rh, Ru and Pd compounds-A Search for Biodiesel and
hydrocarbons’’
Principal investigator (2009-2012) Major Research Project,Funded by UGC,NewDelhi.
Project entitled ‘’ Transesterifcation of veg etable oils-Search for new catalyst and oil
sources for Biodiesl production’’
RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDER ACTIVE CONSIDERATION
Major Research project (2014)
i) Commercial viability of Biodiesel production: search for cost reduction
factors.
Submitted to UGC (New Delhi)
ii) Emeritus Fellowship (2014)
Nonconventional vegetable oils as fuels; search for new feedstock and
catalysts for Biodiesel production
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS IN BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
i) Developed a low cost green catalyst for the production of Bio-diesel
ii) Biodiesel was extracted from the seed oil of Argimone Mexicana, a weed
plant. Thus, the feedstock price was brought down.

5. iii) Biodiesel production cost at retail pump price was Rs. 35/- per litre further
decrease is being attempted. Several non edible seed oils were successfully
attempted as feedstock for biodiesel production.
iv) A new catalyst crystalline manganese carbonate was contributed to the
biodiesel industry which gives 90% yield.
v) Present target of Rs. 29/- per litre for biodiesel production is being attempted.
ADMINISTARTIVE EXPERIENCE
Officiating Director (2012) Administrative Officer/Registrar to date
Rajiv Gandhi university of Knowledge Technologies, AP-IIIT Basara-504107
Technology institute having 7500 residential students studying B.Tech and M.Tech.
HeadDepartment
Department of Biochemistry (Oct 2006-Sep 2009), Government City College,
Hyderabad-500 002
Chairperson(2008-2009)
Board of Studies, Department of Chemistry, Government City College, Hyderabad-500
002
Member
NAAC Committee
Prepared Self-assessment report as part of the team was successfully awarded ‘A’ Grade
Member
Reaccreditation Committee of NAAC 2012 and was awarded ‘A’ Grade, second time
Member
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
RESEARCH PAPERS/ARTICLES

6. 1. Managenes (II) salts as efficient catalysts for chemoselective transesterification of b-keto
esters under non-conventional conditions
G.Krishniah, B.Sandeep, D. Kondhare, K.C. Rajanna, J. Narender Reddy, Y.
Rajeshwer Rao and P. K . Zubaidha.
Tetrahedron Letters 54 (2013) 703-706.
2. Biodiesel production from Argemone mexicana seed oil using crystalline manganese
carbonate
Rajeshwar Y. Rao, Pudukalthan K. Zubaidha, Dashrath D. Kondhare, Narender J.
Reddy, Sushma S. Deshmukh,
Polish Journal of chemical technology 14,1,65 – 70, 2012.
3. Crystalline manganese carbonate a green catalyst for bio-diesel production
Yerraguntla Rajeshwar Rao, Pudukalthan Khader. Jubaidha, Jakku Narender reddy,
Dashrath Dattatraya Kondhare, Deshmukh shivagi sushma.
Green and sustainable chemistry 2012, 2, 14- 20.
4.Production of bio-diesel from Guizotia abyssinica seed oil using crystalline manganese
carbonate a green catalyst
Yerraguntla Rajeshwar Rao, Pudukalthan Khader. Jubaida, Jakku Narender reddy,
Dashrath Dattatraya Kondhare, Deshmukh shivagi sushma.
Catalysis for sustainable energy D01, 10. 2478, 22- 27, 2012.
5. Evaluation of Watermelon Seed Oil as an Alternative Feedstock for the Production of
Biodiesel in the Presence of Crystalline Manganese Carbonate
Y. Rajeshwar Rao, Ravi varala, J. Narender Reddy, P.S.santhoshi, dasarath D.
Kondhare, sushma S. Deshmukh P.K. Zubaidha.
International Journal of Alternative Fuels, 15, 2, 2013.
6.Melothria maderaspatna seed oil: A low cost feedstock for biodiesel production using
crystalline manganesecarbonate, a green catalyst
Y. Rajeshwer Rao*, P. K. Zubaidha, J. Narender Reddy, D. D. Kondhare, S. Sushma

7. Deshmukh, P. S. Santhoshiand Varala Ravi
J. Petroleum. Tech. Alt. Fuels 2013, 4 (5), 94-98
7.G. Krishnaiah,K. C. Rajanna,K. Rajendar Reddy, M. Satish Kumar,P.
Srinivas,Y. Rajeshwer Rao
Cesium carbonate as efficient catalyst for chemoselective transesterification of b-ketoesters
under conventional and unconventional conditions .
Res Chem Intermed.(2013) DOI 10.1007/s11164-013-1383-x
8. Y. Rajeshwar Rao, Ravi varala, J. Narender Reddy, P.S.santhoshi, dasarath D.
Kondhare, sushma S. Deshmukh P.K. Zubaidha.
International Journal of alternative fuels, 14, 12, 378, and 2012
9. Catalytic Production of Biodiesel from Algal oil"
Asian J.Chemistr,22,1146(2010).
10. “Homogeneous Catalysis of Ru(III), Mn(III) and Synergistic Activity of [Ru(III)-
Mn(II) in Ce(IV)] sulphate, oxidation of Aliphatic acids – A structure Reactivity
Study",
Oxidation Communications(Bulgaria) 17, 1-2(1994).
11. "Kinetics and mechanism of Ru(III), Rh(III) and Ir(III) catalyzed oxidative
decarboxylation of acetic acid by Ce(IV) sulphate",
Oxidation Communications (Budapest), 7, 3-4, 295 (1984).
12. "Kinetics and Ru(III) catalyzed oxidative decarboxylation of some aliphatic acids
by ceric sulphate"
Proceedings of the IV National Symposium on Catalysis (India), 341 (1978).
13."Ir (III) catalyzed oxidation kinetics of some typical functional groups by ceric
sulphate". Ciencea
E. Culture (Sao Paulo), 34(5), 653 (1982).
14."Kinetics of oxidation of (DMSO-Ag) + aduct of ceric sulphate",
Acta Ciencia Indiaca, No 2, 92 (1979).

8. 15."Ag(I) catalyzed oxidation of some typical functional groups by ceric salts in
sulfuric acid and nitric acid media",
J. Indian Chem. Soc. LVI, 581 (1979).
Text Books Published
"Physical Sciences Class IX Text Book" English Medium, published by Government of
Andhra Pradesh".
"Physical Sciences Class IX Text Book" Telugu Medium, published by Government of
Andhra Pradesh".