PolyU has brought glory to Hong Kong by winning a total of 15 prizes at the 43rd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, held from 15th to 19th of April 2015 at Geneva, Switzerland. There were 752 participants from 48 countries presenting around 1,000 inventions in the exhibition this year, which has attracted almost 60,000 visitors from throughout the world.
Congratulations to the research team made up of Dr. Ka-fu YUNG, Prof. Wing-tak WONGand Mr. Tsz-lung KWONG from our Department who won a Grand Prize and a Gold Medal at this renowned event for the project "Catalyst for Green Biodiesel Production from Unrefined Feedstock". Biodiesel is a sustainable liquid fuel originated from biomass. However, traditional liquid biodiesel catalyst generates a huge amount of waste water in the final purification procedure. A new class of solid catalyst is developed by precise surface chemistry engineering to catalyze the biodiesel production. With excellent adaptability to low grade unrefined feedstock like waste cooking oil, the catalyst can provide complete solution to the waste water problem. In addition, it operates at a significant lower temperature and pressure as compared with the existing solid biodiesel catalyst due to its high catalytic activity, which can reduce the energy and cost required for biodiesel production.
The Reception Ceremony hosted by the Hong Kong Government to commend Hong Kong winners was held on 28 April. Let us congratulate Dr. Ka-fu YUNG and his team again on receiving these awards.
Congratulations to the research team made up of Dr. Ka-fu YUNG, Prof. Wing-tak WONGand Mr. Tsz-lung KWONG from our Department who won a Grand Prize and a Gold Medal at this renowned event for the project "Catalyst for Green Biodiesel Production from Unrefined Feedstock". Biodiesel is a sustainable liquid fuel originated from biomass. However, traditional liquid biodiesel catalyst generates a huge amount of waste water in the final purification procedure. A new class of solid catalyst is developed by precise surface chemistry engineering to catalyze the biodiesel production. With excellent adaptability to low grade unrefined feedstock like waste cooking oil, the catalyst can provide complete solution to the waste water problem. In addition, it operates at a significant lower temperature and pressure as compared with the existing solid biodiesel catalyst due to its high catalytic activity, which can reduce the energy and cost required for biodiesel production.
The Reception Ceremony hosted by the Hong Kong Government to commend Hong Kong winners was held on 28 April. Let us congratulate Dr. Ka-fu YUNG and his team again on receiving these awards.
