Palm oil that spilled onto Hong Kong’s beaches turned into crude gasoline
One hundred tons of palm oil – about the same weight as a blue whale and half the total amount that spilled in collision between two ships – will be turned into biodiesel and then crude gasoline for sale next week
Half of the palm oil washed ashore on beaches two weeks ago will be turned into 50 tons of crude gasoline to go on sale next week, according to a biodiesel company.
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The oil would first be turned into biodiesel, a green fuel that emits low levels of greenhouse gases when burned, and then crude gasoline to be sold next week, the city’s biggest waste oil treatment firm said.
“We have kept a watchful brief on the oil spill incident since it happened,” said CEO Cheung Siu-ming.
“We would like to help society solve the problem by turning the palm stearin into biodiesel and investing in society,” adding that all profits after operational costs would be donated to local green groups and NGOs, which have yet to be chosen.