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Furfuryl alcohol is manufactured industrially by hydrogenation of furfural, which is itself typically produced from waste bio-mass such as corncobs or sugar cane bagasse. As such furfuryl alcohol may be considered a green chemical. [5] One-pot systems have been investigated to produce furfuryl alcohol directly from xylose using solid acid ...
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]
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 ]
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.
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.
2,5-BHMF may be obtained from the reduction of the formyl group of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF). HMF is the product of acid-catalyzed dehydration of fructose.Fructose is both an isomer of and a derivative of glucose, which can be derived from the hydrolysis of cellulose.
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.