Furfural–a versatile, biomass-derived platform chemical for the production of renewable chemicals

A Jaswal, PP Singh, T Mondal - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
For years, fossil fuels have been the predominant feedstock for the production of chemicals,
resulting in their overexploitation and widespread environmental degradation, prompting a …

A review of bio-refining process intensification in catalytic conversion reactions, separations and purifications of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfural

J Slak, B Pomeroy, A Kostyniuk, M Grilc… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) and furfural (FUR) have been recognized as valuable
biomass-derived platform chemicals and bridge between biomass raw materials and the …

Lignocellulosics as sustainable resources for production of bioplastics–A review

M Brodin, M Vallejos, MT Opedal, MC Area… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2017 - Elsevier
The bio-based economy requires a sustainable utilization of bioresources for production of a
range of products, including pulp, paper, chemicals, biofuel and bioplastics. Currently …

A review on commercial-scale high-value products that can be produced alongside cellulosic ethanol

O Rosales-Calderon, V Arantes - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2019 - Springer
The demand for fossil derivate fuels and chemicals has increased, augmenting concerns on
climate change, global economic stability, and sustainability on fossil resources. Therefore …

Furan platform chemicals beyond fuels and plastics

R Bielski, G Grynkiewicz - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Herein, we offer some perspective on the metamorphosis that has already begun to take
place in substantial parts of the chemical industry, ie, a switch from traditional resources …

Towards efficient and greener processes for furfural production from biomass: A review of the recent trends

E Cousin, K Namhaed, Y Pérès, P Cognet… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
As mentioned in several recent reviews, biomass-based furfural is attracting increasing
interest as a feasible alternative for the synthesis of a wide range of non-petroleum-derived …

Economic and environmental sustainability of bio-based HMF production and recovery from lignocellulosic biomass

Y Jia, S Maitra, L Kudli, JS Guest, V Singh - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
5-Hydroxymethyl furfurals (HMF) is one of the versatile platform chemicals. However, green
routes to produce it directly from lignocellulosic biomass are lacking. A significant amount of …

Camellia oleifera shell as an alternative feedstock for furfural production using a high surface acidity solid acid catalyst

L Zhang, Y He, Y Zhu, Y Liu, X Wang - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the high-value transformation of camellia oleifera shell, which is an
agricultural waste enriched in hemicellulose. An efficient catalytic route employing …

Techno-economic evaluation of heat integrated second generation bioethanol and furfural coproduction

MS Hossain, C Theodoropoulos, A Yousuf - Biochemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
In a quest of alternative energy source of fossil fuels, lignocellulosic biomass is intensively
studying to produce different liquid fuels and chemicals. Both fuel (bioethanol) and chemical …

Techno-economic assessment of hybrid extraction and distillation processes for furfural production from lignocellulosic biomass

LC Nhien, NVD Long, S Kim, M Lee - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2017 - Springer
Background Lignocellulosic biomass is one of the most promising alternatives for replacing
mineral resources to overcome global warming, which has become the most important …