Microwave pyrolysis of defatted rice bran for the production of intermediate platform chemical (2-furanmethanol) and synthesis of value added chemicals

2-Furanmethanol is a significant Chemical intermediate compound synthesized from Defatted rice bran (DRB) under microwave irradiation. Defatted rice bran (DRB) feedstock produced as a byproduct after extraction of Rice Bran oil by rice milling method. This plays a vital application for the production of fuels and chemicals due to rich content of lignocellulosic material. Our study reveals that the process is energy efficient and cost effective conversion of DRB into value added chemicals via platform chemical intermediate through aldol condensation reaction in presence of initiator under microwave irradiation. The synthesized material was well characterized by FT-IR, UV-Visible spectra, GC-MS analysis that confirmed the presence of various value added chemicals.