Group at Dalian University of Technology develops rapid test for waste oil adultery
Waste oil (gutter oil) is an important Chinese option for biodiesel but its quality and adulteration with inferior oil is difficult to detect. Professor Honbgin DING and coworkers at Dalian University of Technology have developed a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) which allows for a rapid fingerprint of waste oils CAS news release, Sept. 30, 2014