a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corn cobs; used in making furan and as a solvent

C5H4O2; aromatic aldehyde; industrial chemical derived from a variety of agricultural byproducts, including corncobs, oat and wheat bran, and sawdust; produced from hemicelluloses using acid catalyzed reaction; a by-product of the Chempolis process.

The chemical compound furfural is an industrial chemical derived from a variety of agricultural byproducts, including corncobs, oat and wheat bran, and sawdust. The name furfural comes from the Latin word furfur, meaning bran, referring to its usual source.