Production of furfural with high yields from corncob under extremely low water/solid ratios

• Main Authors: Qiong Wang, Wei Qi, Wen Wang, Yu Zhang, Noppol Leksawasdi, Xinshu Zhuang, Qiang Yu, Zhenhong Yuan
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Energy
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85050502785&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/58661
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Furfural is considered to be one of the top 30 potential chemicals derived from lignocellulosic biomass. Compared to conventional diluted acid catalysis, furfural production from lignocellulose was significantly improved by the addition of an immiscible organic solvent into the d...