Furfuryl Alcohol

Abstract

The rapid development of precision metal casting was a main reason for the growth in furfuryl alcohol production all over the world. Its applicability in the production of a wide range of furan resins, as a disperser of dyes and as a selective extraction solvent, together with the availability of the primary natural resources used in the production of furfuryl alcohol, created the demand for a feasible technological process. In response to that demand, the technology described below was developed, based on the continuous liquid-phase reduction of furfural.