Furfural is used as a solvent in petrochemical refining to extract dienes (which are used to make synthetic rubber) from other hydrocarbons. Furfural, as well as its derivative furfuryl alcohol, can be used either by themselves or in together with phenol, acetone, or urea to make solid resins. Such resins are used in making fiberglass, some aircraft components, and automotive brakes.
Physical & Chemical Features
Byname: 2-furanur methyl alcohol, Furaldehyde
Molecular formula: C5H4O
CAS No: 98-01-1
UN No.: 1199
Dangerous goods class:6.1
Specification:
Purity(%): 98.5 min
Moisture(%): 0.2 max
Acid( mol/L): 0.016 max
Refractive index(D20 ): 1.524-1.527
Density (P20),g/cm3: 1.159-1.161
