which can be utilized to help increase
Hong Kong’s energy security as well as alleviate waste disposal
issues.
In the current study, lipid obtained from food waste was used
for the preparation of biodiesel to make the process cost-effective
as well as to test its feasibility as a low-cost feedstock (Scheme 1).
Novozyme-435 was used as a catalyst for biodiesel production and
various reaction conditions were optimized to get high yield of biodiesel.
Furthermore, base (KOH) was used for the high yield biodiesel
production from lipid obtained from food waste. Both
enzymatic and chemical catalysts were utilized for the biodiesel
production from lipid isolated from food waste. The methods
described here demonstrate sustainable utilization of food waste
as a low-cost resource for biodiesel synthesis.