Furfuryl Alcohol

Furfuryl Alcohol – Importance and applications

Furfuryl alcohol is a versatile organic compound derived from furfural, produced from agricultural biomass

It plays a crucial role as an intermediate in the manufacture of resins, adhesives, and corrosion-resistant materials. Its renewable origin and favorable chemical properties support its use in sustainable chemical processes. As industries seek greener alternatives, furfuryl alcohol’s role in bio-based polymer and fuel development continues to grow. Precursor of various other important molecular scaffolds such as 2-methyltetrahydrofuran, it is also widely used as building block for pharmaceutical drugs.

The BIAZZI Furfuryl Alcohol Process

BIAZZI has developed and optimized a highly efficient and economically viable process for the commercial production of furfuryl alcohol through liquid-phase catalytic hydrogenation of furfural. 

A major advancement of this technology is the replacement of traditional chromium(VI)-based catalysts with a more environmentally friendly catalyst. The process yields to high-purity furfuryl alcohol, making it suitable for demanding industrial applications. 

BIAZZI’s continuous processing technology offers several key advantages:

Process Description

Product Specification

Laboratory tests can be performed in BIAZZI’s R&D facilities using specific raw material to guarantee product specifications at industrial scale.

• Furfuryl Alcohol (incl. 5-methylfurfuryl alcohol): >95 wt%
  
• Valuables (tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol, 2-methylfuran and furfural): ~5 wt%

If necessary, a simple distillation can be added to the process to obtain furfuryl alcohol with purity of >99.9%.