100 years ago, the first commercial production of furfural started in the USA.
Growing the Bioeconomy
Pulp Miller’s Strategy: Integrate Biochemicals (Furfural)
Pulp Mills are an ideal source of large amounts of ‘free pentoses’, from which furfural is made.
Plastics from sugar: the end to petrochemicals?
Europe is determined to positively transform its chemical production by replacing oil based for innovative bio based production methods
Levulinic Acid and other biobased chemicals via one-pot conversion of furfural
International Furan Technology (Pty) Ltd supplies biomass processing technologies for the manufacture of furfural (and other bio-renewable chemicals)
New process transforms wood, crop waste into valuable chemicals
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Drop-in Pothole Repairs using biobased Chemicals
Rapid all-weather repair systems for bomb-damaged runways -> A solution for remote repairs of potholes in African roads.
CO2-based chemicals business case
The potential to use greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) as a feedstock for...
Bio-based Chemicals Getting Unexpected Boost from Shale Gas Boom
Bio (plant)-based chemicals are the unexpected beneficiaries of the North...
Cellulose – Biobased Platform for Chemicals
Cellulose is an organic compound, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear...
Bioenergy as an obstacle to biobased chemicals
We have found that bio-renewable chemicals provide a better return than “burning” the biomass or turning it into fuels!

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