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Furfural-etc – A Third Biofuel

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Furfural-etc is a third biofuel which is directly useable in diesel engines. Furfural and related materials have been commercially produced since 1922, initially by Quaker Oats. It is used as a solvent and for manufacture of speciality chemicals, largely used for plastics and binders. A recent price for furfural imports from China is $700/Mg, or about $2.24/USgal. Furfural-etc can be produced from agricultural residues, not the food quality materials such as are used in biodiesel and fuel ethanol. The “-etc” is associated with the name because there are several similar furan (an oxygenated five-membered aromatic ring) compounds which can be produced, many of which can be used as diesel fuel.

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