| Uni Tun Hussein's Biodiesel Processor Bio 45-D |
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| Friday, 10 April 2009 | ||||
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PWTC, Kuala Lumpur - Bio-45D machine, a research product by Tuan Haji Mohd Salleh bin Tahar, Encik Khairul Fahmi bin Ali and Encik Mohd Kamil bin Ahmad Tajuddin from the Faculty of Technical Education has made us proud by winning two gold medals, including a gold medal for the A category (machinery) and another in the Best Award category. The Bio-45D machine is among the ten best products out of 460 research and innovation products being contested in the 8th Malaysia Invention and Innovation Award in conjunction with Malaysia Technology Expo 2009 (MTE 2009).
The three-day expo provides a platform for all public and private institutions as well as various agencies in Malaysia to show their dominance in producing and developing new research and innovation products using the latest technology. The event held at the Putrajaya World Trade Centre starting from 19th to 21st February 2009, was officially launched by Y.B. Tuan Haji Fadillah bin Yusof, the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.
With the determination and courage to help solve the problem of the community in Parit Raja that relies on the production of kerepek, Tuan Haji Salleh and his team of researchers have invented the Bio-45D that can convert used cooking oil into high quality biodiesel fuel. Using this machine, waste vegetable oil is filtered and processed to produce diesel that can be used in any conventional diesel engine on the road today. This machine is also able to solve the problem of river pollution in Batu Pahat which occurs when the cooking oil used to fry kerepek is drained into the river. Taken from here
News coverage Penyelidik UTHM cipta mesin automatik proses minyak masak terpakai jadi biodiesel
Hal ini menyebabkan mereka terpaksa menanggung kos tinggi untuk membeli petrodiesel yang semakin meningkat harganya, selain pembaziran minyak masak. Katanya, ia menjimatkan kos kerana menggunakan bahan dan sistem kawalan ringkas serta membabitkan hanya lima langkah penghasilan biodiesel berbanding 14 yang digunakan di Eropah. Beliau berkata, langkah terbabit adalah proses prapemanasan pada suhu 65° celcius, suntikan 20 peratus bahan kimia metanol dan natrium hidroksida, percampuran bahan kimia dan minyak masak terpakai pada julat suhu di antara 60° hingga 75°celcius, pemendakan gliserin serta aliran keluar biodiesel. “Ia selamat digunakan kerana bersaiz kecil dan hanya menggunakan bekalan kuasa elektrik 240 voltan,” katanya. |
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