A cikin 1840, masanin kimiyyar Scottish John Stenhouse ya gano cewa za a iya samar da sinadarai iri ɗaya ta hanyar narkar da kayan amfanin gona iri-iri, gami da masara, oats, bran, da sawdust, tare da acid sulfuric acid; ya kuma ƙayyade tsarin ƙwarewa na (C5H4O2). George Fownes ya kira wannan man furfurol a 1845 (daga furfur - bran, da oleum). Wannan sunan ya ci gaba da kasancewa a cikin wallafe-wallafe har zuwa 1901 lokacin da masanin kimiyyar Jamus Carl Harries ya cire tsarin furfural.Furfural ya kasance ba a san shi ba har zuwa 1922, lokacin da Kamfanin Oats Quats ya fara samar da shi daga jikin oatfur.
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