Synthesis of Furfural from Bagasse

Gebre, Hayelom; Fisha, Kiros; Kindeya, Tsegalaul; Gebremichal, Tsigehiwot

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Synthesis of Furfural from Bagasse

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Bagasse is a waste product from the sugar industry, which is usually used as energy source in factory at present. However, the amount of bagasse left is still high enough for more value-added product for example furfural. Bagasse is a good source of pentosan and containing about 25 to 27%. The main objective of the research was to produce furfural from bagasse. The main raw material for the production furfural was bagasse and some chemicals/ingredients were used (H₂SO₄, water, NaCl). Furfural is an important organic chemical, produced from agro industrial wastes and residues containing carbohydrates known as Pentosans. It is a basic chemical, which can be utilized in a variety of industries such as chemical industry, refining oil industry, food industry and agricultural industry. In its pure state, it is a colourless or yellow oily liquid with the odour of almonds, but upon exposure to air it quickly becomes yellow then brown and finally black, it is commonly known as furfuraldehyde.

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International Letters of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy (Volume 57)

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72-84

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https://doi.org/10.18052/www.scipress.com/ILCPA.57.72

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H. Gebre et al., "Synthesis of Furfural from Bagasse", International Letters of Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, Vol. 57, pp. 72-84, 2015

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August 2015

Authors:

Hayelom Gebre, Kiros Fisha, Tsegalaul Kindeya, Tsigehiwot Gebremichal

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Bagasse, Furfural, Furfuraldehyde, Pentosans

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