RT Journal Article
T1 Excitation of vibrational quanta in furfural by intermediate-energy electrons
A1 Jones, D. B.
A1 Neves, R.F.C.
A1 Lopes, M. C. A.
A1 da Costa, R.F.
A1 Varella, M. T. do N.
A1 Bettega, M. H. F.
A1 Lima, M. A. P.
A1 García, G.
A1 Blanco Ramos, Francisco
A1 Brunger, M. J.
AB We report cross sections for electron-impact excitation of vibrational quanta in furfural, at intermediate incident electron energies (20, 30, and 40 eV). The present differential cross sections are measured over the scattered electron angular range 10 degrees-90 degrees, with corresponding integral cross sections subsequently being determined. Furfural is a viable plant-derived alternative to petrochemicals, being produced via low-temperature plasma treatment of biomass. Current yields, however, need to be significantly improved, possibly through modelling, with the present cross sections being an important component of such simulations. To the best of our knowledge, there are no other cross sections for vibrational excitation of furfural available in the literature, so the present data are valuable for this important molecule. (C) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.
PB American  Institute of Physics
SN 0021-9606
YR 2015
FD 2015-12-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24338
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/24338
LA eng
NO © 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.This work was supported by the Australian, Brazilian, and Spanish government funding agencies (ARC, CNPq, CAPES). D.B.J. thanks the ARC for a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award. R.F.C.N. acknowledges CNPq and Flinders University for financial asistance, while M.J.B. thanks CNPq for his "Special Visiting Professor" award. R.F.C., M.T.N.V., and M.A.P.L. acknowledge financial support from FAPESP, while R.F.C., M.T.N.V., M.H.F.B., M.C.A.L., and M.A.P.L. acknowledge financial support from CNPq. M.C.A.L. also acknowledges support from FAPEMIG. G.G. thanks the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad under Project No. F152012-31230 and the European Union COST Action CM1301 for funding.
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
NO ARC
NO CNPq
NO FAPESP
NO CAPES
NO Flinders University
NO FAPEMIG
NO European Union
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 abr 2025