Furfural is an organic compound, which is produced from pentosans rich agricultural wastes. Agricultural wastes enriched in pentosans are hydrolyzed to produced this organic chemical. Some of the common feedstock for production of this chemical are corncobs, bagasse, rice husk, switchgrass, and algae. Owing to its nature of raw material, the organic compound is considered as one of the prominent renewable chemicals. Currently, most of the production of this organic compound is done for ... Read more
