Furfuration

/ˌfɜrfjʊˈreɪʃən/ noun

Definition

The chemical process of converting carbohydrates or plant materials into furfural and related compounds through heat and acid catalysis.

Etymology

From furfural plus the suffix '-ation' indicating a chemical process; the word describes the industrial conversion of agricultural byproducts into valuable chemicals.

Kelly Says

Furfuration is humanity's way of saying 'we're going to turn your agricultural waste into useful chemicals'—it's one of the oldest examples of green chemistry, repurposing grain husks that would otherwise be burned!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፍርፍራላሊ
foo-roo-ra-lee
ARالعربية
فورفورالية
foor-foor-a-lee-ya
BNবাংলা
ফুরফুরালীকরণ
foo-roo-foor-al-ee-ka-ron
CACatalà
furfuració
foor-fyoo-rah-thee-ohn
CSČeština
furfurace
foor-fyoo-rah-tse
DADansk
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
DEDeutsch
Furfurations
foor-foor-ah-tee-ohn-s
ELΕλληνικά
φουρφουραλίωση
foo-roo-foo-roo-lee-oh-see
ESEspañol
furfuración
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
FAفارسی
فurfural
foor-foor-al
FISuomi
furfuralointi
foor-fyoo-ra-loin-tee
FRFrançais
furfurisation
fyor-fyoo-ree-sah-see-ohn
GUGU
ફુરફુરલ
foo-roo-foor-al
HAHA
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
HEעברית
פורפורהליזציה
foor-foor-o-ral-ee-tsa-ee-ohn
HIहिन्दी
फर्फ्यूरलकरण
far-fyoo-ral-karan
HUMagyar
furfuralizáció
foor-fyoo-ra-lee-za-see-ohn
IDBahasa Indonesia
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
IGIG
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
ITItaliano
furfuraldeitizzazione
foor-fyoo-rahl-deh-ee-tee-zah-see-ohn-e
JA日本語
フルフラリゼーション
furufura-ri-ze-ee-ohn
KKKK
фуралализация
fyoo-ra-la-lee-zah-tsya
KMKM
ហ្វើរហ្វើរ៉ាល
foor-foo-roo-ral
KO한국어
푸르푸랄화
peu-reu-pu-ral-hwa
MRMR
फुर्फुरलकरण
foo-roo-foor-al-karan
MSBahasa Melayu
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
MYမြန်မာ
ဖူးရူရယ်
foo-roo-ray
NLNederlands
furfuratie
foor-fyoo-ra-tee
NONorsk
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
PAPA
ਫੁਰਫੁਰਲ
foo-roo-foor-al
PLPolski
furfuracja
foor-fyoo-rah-chya
PTPortuguês
furfuração
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
RORomână
furfurație
foor-fyoo-rah-thee-eh
RUРусский
фурализация
fyoo-ra-lee-zah-tsya
SVSvenska
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
SWKiswahili
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
TAதமிழ்
ஃபுரூரால்
foo-roo-raal
TEతెలుగు
ఫుర్ఫురల్
foo-roo-foor-al
THไทย
ฟูรฟิวรอล
foo-roo-fyoo-raol
TLTL
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
TRTürkçe
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
UKУкраїнська
фуралізація
fyoo-ra-lee-zah-tsya
URاردو
فورفورال
foor-foor-al
VITiếng Việt
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
YOYO
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon
ZH中文
糠醛化
náng chuán huà
ZUZU
furfuration
foor-fyoo-rah-syoon

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