Furfural: Platform Chemical for Bioplastics (Image: DalinYebo)
Important chemicals for the production of biomass-based monomers
Furfural, which is made form biomass, was used to showcase the synthesis[1] of alternatives to petro-chemical derived polymers (polyesters). These products are identical to their petro-chemical equivalents and can be use to as drop-in substitute to manufacture bio-renewable plastics.
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Furfural and its many By-product
Reference:
[1] pubs.acs.org: Synthesis of Biomass-Based Monomers from Biomass-Based Furfural for Polyesters and Evaluation of Their Biomass Carbon Ratios
