Dr Samuel Tsz-lung Kwong Research Assistant Professor

Location Y817-05
Phone +852 3400 8872
mail tlsamuel.kwong@polyu.edu.hk

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Education and Academic Qualifications Doctor of Philosophy, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University




Research Overview My research focuses on the design, synthesis, and development of various inorganic materials in biomass-related organic catalysis for various value-added fine products.




Research Interests
Biomass and bioenergy
Catalysis
Nanomaterials
Inorganic materials
Electrochemistry



Achievements

Awards
Grand Prize of the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT)
The 43^rd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (2015)
Invention Gold Medal
The 43^rd International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (2015)




Representative Publications
L.-F. Man, T.-L. Kwong, W.-T. Wong* and K.-F. Yung*, Mesoporous Zn/MgO Hexagonal Nano-Plates as a Catalyst for Camelina Oil Biodiesel Synthesis, Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 2690-2705
T.-L. Kwong and K.-F. Yung*, 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, 450-457.
F. Zheng, S.-Y. Luk, T.-L. Kwong and K.-F. Yung*, Synthesis of Hollow PtAg Alloy Nanospheres with Excellent Electrocatalytic Performances towards Methanol and Formic Acid Oxidations, RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 44902-44907.
P.-C. Lau, T.-L. Kwong and K.-F. Yung*, 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, 23822.
T.-L. Kwong and K.-F. Yung*, Heterogeneous Alkaline Earth Metal-Transition Metal Bimetallic Catalysts for Synthesis of Biodiesel from Low Grade Unrefined Feedstock, RSC Advances, 2015, 5, 83748–83756.
T.-L. Kwong and K.-F. Yung*, Surfactant-Free Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Fe-Doped ZnO Nanostars as Photocatalyst for Degradation of Tropaeolin O in Water under Visible Light, Journal of Nanomaterials, 2015, 2015, 9.
W.-W. Chan, T.-L. Kwong and W.-Y. Yu*, Ruthenium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Cyclization of Diazo-β-Ketoanilides for the Synthesis of 3-Alkylideneoxindoles, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2012, 10, 3749-3755.




Patents
K.-F. Yung, W.-T Wong, T.-L. Kwong, Catalyst and Method for Environment-Friendly Production of Biodiesel by Using Unrefined Low-Grade Materials, CN Patent, CN107428557B, Granted on 2 November 2021 (容家富, 黃永德, 邝梓龙, 用未提炼的低等原料环保式生产生物柴油的催化剂及方法, 中国专利, CN107428557B)
K.-F. Yung, W.-T. Wong, T.-L. Kwong, Methods and Catalysts for Green Biodiesel Production from Unrefined Low Grade Feedstock, MY Patent, MY-176821-A, Granted on 21 August 2020.
K.-F. Yung, W.-T. Wong, T.-L. Kwong, P.-C. Lau, Catalyst and Method for Biodiesel Production from Unrefined Low-Grade Oil and Crude Aqueous Alcohols, US Patent, US10654789B2, Granted on 19 May 2020.
K.-F. Yung, W.-T. Wong, T.-L. Kwong, Method for Preparing a Catalyst and Method for Green Biodiesel Production from Unrefined Low Grade Feedstock, EP Patent, EP3274298B1, Granted on 9 October 2019.
K.-F. Yung, W.-T. Wong, T.-L. Kwong, Methods and Catalysts for Green Biodiesel Production from Unrefined Low Grade Feedstock, SG Patent, SG11201707704Q, Granted on 22 November 2017.
K.-F. Yung, W.-T. Wong, T.-L. Kwong, Methods and Catalysts for Green Biodiesel Production from Unrefined Low Grade Feedstock, US Patent, US9694350B2, Granted on 4 July 2017.