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Furfural is an organic compound derived from a variety of agricultural byproducts, including corncobs, oat, wheat bran, and sawdust. More details info about Furfural, Read more»

A viscous, colorless liquid that has a pleasant aromatic odor; upon exposure to air it turns dark brown or black. Furfural is the aldehyde of pyromucic acid; it has properties similar to those of benzaldehyde.

It is used in the manufacture of pesticides, phenolfurfural resins, tetrahydrofuran and it is commonly used as a solvent; it is soluble in ethanol and ether and somewhat soluble in water. Tetrahydrofuran is used as a commercial solvent and is converted in starting materials for the preparation of nylon. Read more ».

Many plant materials contain the polysaccharide hemicellulose, a polymer of sugars containing five carbon atoms each. When heated with sulfuric acid, hemicellulose undergoes hydrolysis to yield these sugars, principally xylose. Under the same conditions of heat and acid, xylose and other five carbon sugars undergo dehydration, losing three water molecules to become furfural: C5H10O5 → C5H4O2 +

Although it occurs in many foods and flavorants, furfural is toxic with an LD50 of 300–500 mg/kg (oral, mice). It is a skin irritant and chronic skin exposure can lead to a skin allergy as well as an unusual susceptibility to sunburn.

Our packing for Furfural was available in 230kg, 240kg or 250kg Iron Drums with quantity 20MT/20’FCL. For more information about Furfural packaging details, you can contact us.