• M.A.SURYAWANSHI
• Dr. M. V. Bagal
• Kunal Dawale
• Satyajit Chavan
• Gaurav Dhole

Furfural is basic chemical, which can be used in a variety of industries such as chemical industry, refining oil industry, food industry, pharmaceutical industry,paint indusry and agricultural industry. Furfural can be obtained from agricultural waste such as corn cobs, sunflower hulls, rice husk, bagasse etc. Furfural formation is based on pentosane content, higher the content of pentosane higher will be yield of furfural. Different raw materials have different pentosane content. Pentosan is a compound of polysaccharide group which can be hydrolysed into monosaccha¬rides with five carbon atoms so called pentose. The aim of this research is to optimize the production process and maximize yield of furfural. Production processs has been optimized by using heating medium as electric heater instead of steam and yield is compared with different raw materials. Steps involved in process are pretreatment of raw material, hydrolysis and distillation/liquid liquid extraction. H2SO4 has been used as hydrolysis agent, and ether as solvent for extraction. Parameters which have been studied are effect of temperature PH, acidity, digestion time, effect of concentration of acid, salt, size of raw material, solid to liquid ratio etc. Furfural yield has been determined using titration method.

Furfural, pentosan,Agricultural waste

"PREPARATION OF FURFURAL FROM AGRICULTURAL WASTE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 6, page no.1123-1131, June 2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2006498.pdf

"PREPARATION OF FURFURAL FROM AGRICULTURAL WASTE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 6, page no. pp1123-1131, June 2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2006498.pdf