Furfural: An Entry Point Of Lignocellulose In Biorefineries To Produce Renewable Chemicals, Polymers, And Biofuels (Sustainable Chemistry Series Book 2)

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About Furfural: An Entry Point Of Lignocellulose In

There is a wide consensus that furfural, a renewable commodity currently obtained from lignocellulosic agro-residues with a production volume of around 300 kTon per year, is a key feedstock for leveraging lignocellulosic residues in future biorefineries. Several chemicals are already being manufactured from furfural due to its advantageous production cost. Furthermore, a vast number of others are also technically viable, to produce from oil.This book compiles the vast existing information into relevant stages of transformations of furfural as renewable chemicals, biofuels and bioresins focusing on the relevant chemical and engineering aspects of processes to obtain them, including reactors and catalysis. It offers essential information for improving the economic and environmental viability of current commercial applications and upcoming future applications.It should be of particular interests to graduate and advanced undergraduate students, as well as, engineers and academic researchers alike who are working in the field.Contents:PrefaceAbout the AuthorsChemistry of Furfural and Furanic Derivatives (Jesús Hidalgo-Carrillo, Alberto Marinas and Francisco J Urbano)Past, Current Situation and Future Technologies of Furfural Production (David Martín Alonso and Gianluca Marcotullio)Renewable Chemicals, Biofuels and Resins from Furfural:Furfuryl Alcohol and Derivatives (Pedro Maireles-Torres and Pedro L Arias)Tetrahydrofurfuryl Alcohol and Derivatives (Pedro Maireles-Torres and Pedro L Arias)Catalytic Transformations of Furfural and Its Derived Compounds into Pentanediols (Sibao Liu, Masazumi Tamura, Yoshinao Nakagawa and Keiichi Tomishige)2-Methyl Furan and Derived Biofuels (Manuel López Granados, Inaki Gandarias, Iker Obregón and Pedro L Arias)2-Methyl Tetra