Journal ArticleWau, J.S.; Oelgemoeller, M.; (2026) Solar and visible-light photooxygenations of furfural – an example for the manufacturing of commodity chemicals from renewable materials, In: Interdisciplinary Journal of Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Vol.3 (1), 74-89, URL: https://doi.org/10.63900/4srw8n63This study investigated the photooxygenation of furfural as a bagasse-derived material to the important platform chemical 5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone. The reaction was successfully transferred from small laboratory scales with artificial light to large solar demonstration scales in direct, natural sunlight. Due to the challenging isolation of pure hydroxyfuranone caused by thermal follow-up reactions, pseudo-esterifications and transesterifications to the corresponding alkoxy-derivatives were furthermore conducted. The results from this investigation offer new opportunities for sugarcane bagasse waste utilization and product diversification of renewable biomass materialsJournal Article_IJPNGUOT.pdf4.76 MB, PDFhttps://doi.org/10.63900/4srw8n63nullnull| EISSN: 3079-4056