What is furfuryl alcohol?

Furfuryl alcohol is an organic compound that consists of a hydroxymethyl group and a furan ring. This compound is also known as 2-phurancarbino and 2-phurylmethanol. It is used as a solvent and creates wetted substances, adhesives and resins. Other use of furfuryl alcohol is its use in rocket fuel and for wood processing.

To form furfuryl alcohol, aldehyde furfural is reduced. Furfural is made of vegetable waste including corn ears, sugar cane, rice hulls and oat fuselage. China produces 67 percent of all furfuryl alcohol produced in the world. Because China produces so much of this chemical, which significantly affects the price.

Alcohol is usually clean, even if the chemical is exposed to air, it can turn into a light yellow color. The fragrance is similar to Bitter Almond, although some people describe the smell as a slight burnt odor. It is easy to mix with organic solvents and water. Furan resin in sand binders. This alkThe shave is mixed with a phenol-formaldehyde or urea to form a binding agent of the resin. The binder then helps to create sand into different shapes. In particular, 2-phurylmethanol is used in gas hardening processes, systems without baking and warm or hot boxes. No other chemical cannot be used in the production of these resins.

This is also an important part of wood adhesives. Alcohol can easily move to wooden cells due to its low molecular weight. When a catalyst or heat is applied to the wood, alcohol is polymerize. This results in wood that is heavier, more stable and resistant to disintegration. Sometimes the wood glue is applied to wood as a treatment, even if nothing is connected.

Furfuryl alcohol can also be added to the cement and mortar used in the floor. As with wood adhesives, alcohol makes floor compounds much stronger and denser. Cement reduction is smallerthan one percent and lasts very high temperatures. Furfuryl resin is often an ingredient added to cement, not a pure furfuryl alcohol.

The role of furfuryl alcohol in the missile fuel is the role of the ignition source. When alcohol comes into contact with oxidation substances, usually some type of nitric acid ignites. Alcohol fuel is hypergolic. This type of fuel is the one in which there is no need for flame or ignition. When oxidator and fuel come into contact, fuel is ignited spontaneously.

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