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Furfuryl Alcohol Drives the Global Demand Growth for Furfural to Reach 455k Metric Tons by 2024
FA Market By Region
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PET Recycle & Reuse – Only an (Important) Interim Solution!
A Faster Hydrogenation Process to Make Furfuryl Alcohol
Reaction scheme for the hydrogenation of furfural over a metal surface in water (Graphical Abstract: nature.com) .
Hydrogenation is a key process to make the many furfural by-products
Shell to quit US lobby over climate policies
Biobased – Biorenewable (Image: ipopba; Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Shell supports the goals of the Paris Agreement
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Furfural is THE Biobased Platform Chemical
Furfural: A Promising Platform Chemical (Abstract Image by pubs.acs.org)
Furfural chemistry is one of the oldest biomass-derived platforms for synthetic products like resins, plastics, polymers, etc.
Corncob Security
Field Cobs
Not much has changed since the 2015 study: Corncob prices still dominate the base price of furfural
Additional Posts
Palm Biomass to Furfural
Date palm trees produce huge amount of agricultural wastes in the form of dry leaves, stems, pits, seeds etc. (Image: bioenergyconsult.com)
DalinYebo has found palm residues to be a suitable feedstock for furfural production!
Australia: Sugar set for ‘Energycane’ Reinvention
Sugarcane Fields at Shongweni – South Africa (Image: DalinYebo)
Gene-editing sugarcane for use in renewable energy and bio-plastics could help secure the industry’s future.
Pulp Miller’s Strategy: Integrate Biochemicals (Furfural)
Sappi announced further progress in the development of its biorefinery capacity with the confirmation that it will construct a demonstration plant to further scale up its novel Xylex® technology for the production of Xylitol and Furfural (Image: thepaperstory.co.za, Sappi Ngodwana).
Pulp Mills are an ideal source of large amounts of ‘free pentoses’, from which furfural is made.
Finally [1], the paper industry is moving into the furfural biorefining space. Great News!
Plastics from sugar: the end to petrochemicals?
Research Success Story about EnzOx2 (Image: enzox2.eu).
The EnzOx2 Project is a Research & Innovation Action funded by the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking, …
… a Public-Private Partnership between the EU (under H2020 framework programme) and the Bio-based Industries Consortium. Twelve participants from five European countries will join efforts for the sustainable production of chemical building blocks and other added value products from plant biomass using enzymatic technologies. read more…
Avocado Furan: Natural Insecticide
Avocadofurans are new nontoxic insecticides which would be effective against common crop insect pest.
