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furfural

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furfural /fur·fu·ral/ (fur´fu-ral) an aromatic compound from the distillation of bran, sawdust, etc., which irritates mucous membranes and causes photosensitivity and headaches.


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And a number of other byproducts can be captured and sold as well, including carbon dioxide, yeast for animal feed supplements and the industrial solvent furfural.
Exports of organic furfural, an alternative biofuel made from bagasse and other agricultural products, were at US$6.
In addition to lignin, the ethanol used to obtain it is recovered and recycled; furfural, acetic acid, valuable extractives (resin acids, terpenes, fatty acids, phytosterols) are isolated; and the cellulose and hexose sugars derived from hemicellulose are subjected to enzymatic conversion/fermentation to fuel ethanol.
 
 
 
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