TY - JOUR
T1 - Furfural production from biomass residues
T2 - Current technologies, challenges and future prospects
AU - Yong, Khai Jie
AU - Wu, Ta Yeong
AU - Lee, Cornelius Basil Tien Loong
AU - Lee, Zhi Jin
AU - Liu, Qinpu
AU - Jahim, Jamaliah Md
AU - Zhou, Qiaoqiao
AU - Zhang, Lian
N1 - Funding Information:
This review work was funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia, under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS/1/2019/WAB01/MUSM/02/1). Additionally, this work was supported by Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project (LP180100128) and Engineering Research Node of “Advanced Waste Engineering and Management (A-WEM)" from Monash Univesity Australia. Lastly, the authors would also like to acknowledge Monash University Malaysia for providing postgraduate scholarships to K.J. Yong and C.B.T.L. Lee.
Funding Information:
This review work was funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia , under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme ( FRGS/1/2019/WAB01/MUSM/02/1 ). Additionally, this work was supported by Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project ( LP180100128 ) and Engineering Research Node of “Advanced Waste Engineering and Management (A-WEM)" from Monash Univesity Australia. Lastly, the authors would also like to acknowledge Monash University Malaysia for providing postgraduate scholarships to K.J. Yong and C.B.T.L. Lee.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Hemicellulose-rich lignocellulosic biomass is an ideal source of carbohydrates to produce furfural commercially. Furfural is recognized as a versatile platform chemical with a bright future in many industries, which can be obtained from the hemicellulose fraction via acid hydrolysis followed by recovery and, lastly purification through a distillation system. This review provides a critical analysis of the recent progress of industrial furfural production from lignocellulosic biomass worldwide. Although old-fashioned process technologies are well established and adopted widely, many novel technologies have emerged to overcome several drawbacks that induce sustainability challenges as well as fully utilize other lignocellulosic components, including cellulose and lignin. Furfural forms the natural precursor for many furan-based derivatives that are vital in the biochemicals and biofuels manufacturing sector, with furfuryl alcohol being the most prominent downstream product. Corn cobs and sugarcane bagasse are the most commonly used raw materials by furfural manufacturing companies on a commercial scale. Furfural market analysis is also performed to study the ongoing economic trends. Techno-economic analyses of furfural production are reviewed to provide insights and strategies on improving furfural production. These topics are reviewed, as well as the future technology development opportunities, including extraction techniques using supercritical fluid, the application of green solvent, and the use of heterogeneous acid catalyst to enhance furfural production.
AB - Hemicellulose-rich lignocellulosic biomass is an ideal source of carbohydrates to produce furfural commercially. Furfural is recognized as a versatile platform chemical with a bright future in many industries, which can be obtained from the hemicellulose fraction via acid hydrolysis followed by recovery and, lastly purification through a distillation system. This review provides a critical analysis of the recent progress of industrial furfural production from lignocellulosic biomass worldwide. Although old-fashioned process technologies are well established and adopted widely, many novel technologies have emerged to overcome several drawbacks that induce sustainability challenges as well as fully utilize other lignocellulosic components, including cellulose and lignin. Furfural forms the natural precursor for many furan-based derivatives that are vital in the biochemicals and biofuels manufacturing sector, with furfuryl alcohol being the most prominent downstream product. Corn cobs and sugarcane bagasse are the most commonly used raw materials by furfural manufacturing companies on a commercial scale. Furfural market analysis is also performed to study the ongoing economic trends. Techno-economic analyses of furfural production are reviewed to provide insights and strategies on improving furfural production. These topics are reviewed, as well as the future technology development opportunities, including extraction techniques using supercritical fluid, the application of green solvent, and the use of heterogeneous acid catalyst to enhance furfural production.
KW - Agricultural waste reuse
KW - Biomass valorization
KW - Biorefinery
KW - Lignocellulosic biomass
KW - Waste management
KW - Wood technology
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106458
DO - 10.1016/j.biombioe.2022.106458
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85130351514
SN - 0961-9534
VL - 161
JO - Biomass and Bioenergy
JF - Biomass and Bioenergy
M1 - 106458
ER -