Production, properties and catalytic hydrogenation of furfural to fuel additives and value-added chemicals

Kai Yan, Guosheng Wu, Todd Lafleur and Cody Jarvis

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 38, issue C, 663-676

Abstract: As our high dependence on the supply of diminishing fossil fuel reserves raise great concerns in its environmental, political and economic consequences, utilization of renewable biomass as an alternative resource has become increasingly important. Along this background, furfural as a building block, offers a promising, rich platform for lignocellulosic biofuels and value-added chemicals. These include 2-methylfuran and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, furfuryl alcohol, tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, furan, tetrahydrofuran as well as various cyclo-products (e.g., cyclopentanol, cyclopentanone). The various production routes started from furfural to various fuel additives and chemicals are critically reviewed, and the current technologies for efficient production are identified. Their potential applications as well as the fuel properties of these products are discussed. Challenges and areas that need improvement are also highlighted in the corresponding area. In short, we conduct a comprehensive review of the strategies to produce furfural, new approaches and numerous possibilities to utilize furfural in industrial and laboratory sector for the production of fuel additives and value-added chemicals.

Keywords: Production; Properties; Hydrogenation; Furfural; Fuels; Chemicals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.003

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