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- +852 3400 8863
- kf.yung@polyu.edu.hk
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SCOPUS IDEducation and Academic Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Hong Kong
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong
Professional Qualifications
- Member of The Royal Society of Chemistry
Research Overview
We are interested in the chemistry of new inorganic nanomaterials for applying in renewable energy related catalysis
Academic and Professional Experience
- Council Member of Hong Kong Society of Mass Spectroscopy (HKSMS) 2005 to present
- Member of The Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) 2003 to present
Research Interests
Achievements
- Early Career Award 2012-2013 by UGC
- Invention Gold Medal of the 43rd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (2015)
- Grand Prize of the National Council for Research – Thailand in the 43rd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (2015)
- Ka-Fu Yung, Wing-Tak Wong, Tsz-Lung Kwong, "METHODS AND CATALYSTS FOR GREEN BIODIESEL PRODUCTION FROM UNREFINED LOW GRADE FEEDSTOCK" S. Patent [US9694350B2]
- Ka-Fu Yung, Wing-Tak Wong, Tsz-Lung Kwong, Pak-Chung. Lau "HETEROGENEOUS TRANSITION METAL GLYCEROLATES CATALYSTS FOR ONE-STEP BIODIESEL PRODUCTION" S. Provisional Patent [US172784-1]
- Ghadikolaei MA, Cheung CS, Yung KF. Study of combustion, performance and emissions of diesel engine fueled with diesel/biodiesel/alcohol blends having the same oxygen concentration. Energy. 2018;157:258-69.
- Ghadikolaei MA, Yung KF, Cheung CS, Ho SSH, Wong PK. Non-polar organic compounds, volatility and oxidation reactivity of particulate matter emitted from diesel engine fueled with ternary fuels in blended and fumigation modes. Chemosphere. 2020;249:126086.
- Ghadikolaei MA, Yung KF, Cheung CS, Lau PC. Chemical properties and composition of PM emitted from a diesel engine fueled with ternary fuel (diesel-biodiesel-ethanol) in blended and fumigation modes. Fuel. 2019;251:368-82.
- Lee KI, Wang X, Guo X, Yung KF, Fei B. Highly water-absorbing silk yarn with interpenetrating network via in situ polymerization. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2017;95:826-32.
- Zheng F, Luk SY, Kwong TL, Yung KF. Synthesis of hollow PtAg alloy nanospheres with excellent electrocatalytic performances towards methanol and formic acid oxidations. RSC Advances. 2016;6(50):44902-7.
- Lau PC, Kwong TL, Yung KF. Effective heterogeneous transition metal glycerolates catalysts for one-step biodiesel production from low grade non-refined Jatropha oil and crude aqueous bioethanol. Scientific Reports. 2016;6.
- Kwong TL, Yung KF. One-step production of biodiesel through simultaneous esterification and transesterification from highly acidic unrefined feedstock over efficient and recyclable ZnO nanostar catalyst. Renewable Energy. 2016;90:450-7.
- Kwong TL, Yung KF. Heterogeneous alkaline earth metal-transition metal bimetallic catalysts for synthesis of biodiesel from low grade unrefined feedstock. RSC Advances. 2015;5(102):83748-56.
- Zheng F, Wong WT, Yung KF. Facile design of Au@Pt core-shell nanostructures: Formation of Pt submonolayers with tunable coverage and their applications in electrocatalysis. Nano Research. 2014;7(3):410-7.
- Zhang Y, Wong WT, Yung KF. Biodiesel production via esterification of oleic acid catalyzed by chlorosulfonic acid modified zirconia. Applied Energy. 2014;116:191-8.
