National Cheng Kung University Scales-Up Waste Cooking Oil-to-Biodiesel Process
September 18, 2014http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/176590/natundefinedl-cheng-kung-university-to-scale-up-unique-biodiesel-process
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Prof. Emeritus Aharon Gedanken from the Department of Chemistry at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, recently visited National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, to continue his research in converting waste cooking oils into biodiesel with the research team in NCKU.
"We are converting basically waste cooking oil into biofuel and now we can convert 3 liters per hour," said Gedanken to NCKU president Hwung-Hweng Hwung.
Gedanken and his team in NCKU have developed a process that converts used cooking oil to biodiesel using microwaves and strontium oxide (SrO) as catalyst. The machine has been set up in the department and ready to yield more biofuel in the coming months, according to MSE Distinguished Professor Jiunn-Der Liao. He said that with Prof. Gedanken's help, NCKU is going to set up a converting station at An-nan campus.
Liao said they have received inquiries from Thailand, Malaysia, and at least three domestic enterprises regarding the process.
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