Dr Yung Ka-fu, Joseph Assoc. Head(ABCT), DoUCEA & Assoc. Professor

Location Y834
Phone +852 3400 8863
mail kf.yung@polyu.edu.hk

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Education and Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Science, 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 Experiences 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
Inorganic Materials
Nanotechnology
Electronichemistry
Catalysis
Renewable Energy



Achievements

Awards
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)




Patents
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]




Representative Publications
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.