2010•ChemSusChemOpen access

Synthesis of Furfural from Xylose and Xylan

Joseph B. Binder, Jacqueline J. Blank, Anthony V. Cefali, Ronald T. Raines

Abstract

Furans from pentoses: Pentose-derived furfural is a commodity chemical produced from lignocellulose. A new route to furfural from renewable carbohydrates uses chromium catalysts under mild conditions to avail a chemical mechanism distinct from the usual acid catalysis. Applicable to both xylose and xylan, this new method offers an advantageous route to biomass-derived chemicals.

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Key concepts: Furfural, Xylose, Pentose, Xylan, Chemistry, Biomass (ecology), Catalysis, Organic chemistry