| abstract |
The present invention relates to a metal catalyst composition for producing furfural derivatives from raw materials of lignocellulosic biomass, and to a method for producing furfural derivatives using the composition. The metal catalyst composition comprises ruthenium chloride (RuCl 3 ) and chromium chloride (CrCl 2 ), wherein the chromium chloride (CrCl 2 ) is 300 to 500 weight parts with respect to 100 weight parts of ruthenium chloride (RuCl 3 ). According to the present invention, metal catalysts of multiple types are mixed at an optimum ratio, thus producing furfural derivatives from raw materials of lignocellulosic biomass through a simple reaction process performed in a single reaction device, which might otherwise require multistep processes such as pretreatment and simple saccharification processes as in conventional processes for producing furfural derivatives. |