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Furfuryl alcohol is an organic compound containing a furan substituted with a hydroxymethyl group. It is a colorless liquid, but aged samples appear amber. It ...
5-Methylfurfuryl alcohol is an organic compound with the formula C 6 H 8 O 2. It is one of many volatile compounds present in Nicotiana tabacum , [ 3 ] and is formed from the reduction of 5-methylfurfural , [ 4 ] a compound formed from the reduction of 5-bromo- or 5-chloromethylfurfural . [ 5 ]
The global production capacity is about 800,000 tons as of 2012. China is the biggest supplier of furfural, and accounts for the greater part of global capacity. The other two major commercial producers are Illovo Sugar in South Africa and Central Romana in the Dominican Republic. [20]
In the furfurylation process, the walls of woody cells are initially swollen with the furfuryl-alcohol-based solution. Due to its polarity and size, furfuryl alcohol penetrates the cell wall. [3] The polymerization of furfuryl alcohol in wood is a complex reaction whose processes are not fully understood.
Tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol (THFA) is an organic compound with the formula HOCH 2 C 4 H 7 O. In terms of its structure, it consists of a tetrahydrofuran ring substituted in the 2-position with a hydroxymethyl group. It is a colorless liquid that is used as a specialty solvent and synthetic intermediate, e.g. to 3,4-dihydropyran.
This is a disproportionation reaction and produces a 1:1 ratio of 2-furoic acid and furfuryl alcohol (a 50% yield of each). [6] It remains economical because both products have commercial value. The bio-catalytic route involves the microorganism Nocardia corallina .
Furan-2-ylmethanethiol (2-furanmethanethiol) is an organic compound containing a furan substituted with a sulfanylmethyl group. It is a clear colourless liquid when pure, but it becomes yellow coloured upon prolonged standing.
Under ideal conditions the reaction produces 50% of both the alcohol and the carboxylic acid (it takes two aldehydes to produce one acid and one alcohol). [5] This can be economically viable if the products can be separated and both have a value; the commercial conversion of furfural into furfuryl alcohol and 2-furoic acid is an example of this ...