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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
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!
Additional Posts
Whiskey Science: Smell the Furfural
The Higher the Furfural Content, The Better The Whiskey! (Image: DalinYebo)
Furfural imparts a characteristic variously described as grainy, biscuity, or almond-like.
Levulinic Acid from Cow Dung
Oldest Biorefineries used for Pretreatment of Lignocellulose: The Cows
Levulinic acid is a platform chemical with significant potential to substitute petroleum-based products in the chemical and fuel sectors.
Two More Factsheets: Biobased Products
Image © Stefan Körber, Tropfen, Fotolia
InnProBio, the Forum for Bio-Based Innovation in Public Procurement, aims to build a community of public procurement practitioners interested in Public Procurement of Innovation (PPI) of Bio-Based Products and Services (BBPS). More .. (more…)
Factsheet #1: What are biobased products?
Factsheet #1: What are biobased products?
The EU-funded InnProBio project published Factsheet #1. It offers some definitions and graphic illustrations on the type of feedstock used to make the products and of the uses for biobased products.
Factsheet #1 highlights the benefits of bio-based products, such as their potential to reduce the economy’s dependence on fossil feedstocks, to create green jobs (not only) in the European Union, and to help drive European innovation.
Researchers Developed A Process for Simultaneous Production of Furfural and Hydrolyzable Cellulose
Furfural (58.6% yield) and cellulose-enriched residue (>90% glucan recovered) are coproduced with 89.3% glucose yield in a MTHF/aqueous AlCl3 system. (Image: pubs.acs.org)
