Table 3.

Conditions and results for the production of furfural starting from various sources of lignocellulosic biomass in presence of AlCl₃ (Yang Y. et al., 2012).

Entrya	Biomass	Temperature (°C)	Time (min)	Yield (%)
				D-Furfural	D-Xylose
1	Corn stover	140	60	51	2
2	Pinewood			29	12
3	Switchgrass			50	8
4	Poplar			45	6
5	Corn stover	160		55	<1
6	Pinewood			38	<1
7	Switchgrass			56	1
8	Poplar			64	<1
9	Pinewood	180	30	61	<1

^aReaction conditions: Biomass 0.05 g, AlCl₃, 6H₂O 0.1 mmol, NaCl 6.0 mmol, water 1 mL, THF 3 mL.