I roto i te 1840, i kitea e te Scottish chemist John Stenhouse e taea te whakaputa i te matū taua mā te distilling te whānui o ngā rauemi hua, tae atu i te witi, oats, tarutaru, me te sawdust, ki te waikawa waipiro wai; whakaritea ano hoki e ia he tātai empirical o (C5H4O2). George Fownes huaina tenei hinu furfurol i roto i 1845 (i furfur - tarutaru, me te oleum). tonu tenei ingoa nui i roto i te tuhinga tae noa ki 1901 ka te chemist Tiamana Carl Harries faaoti hanganga furfural o. noho furfural āhua pōhara tae noa ki te 1922, ka timata te Oats Quat Company te whakaputa i te reira i te oat-fur hulls.
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