Samples of midribs of Sukkaria date-palm tree obtained from several farms in Saudi Arabia as a waste material were first analyzed using different ASTM standard procedures. Such samples were then subjected to acid hydrolysis using H 2 SO 4 at different concentrations, temperatures and liquid to solid ratios (LSR) to produce furfural. Analysis of the samples using the standard test of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (36D-AOAC) revealed that the pentosan content in these midribs was 14.54wt.%. A maximum furfural concentration of 1114g/m 3 , corresponding to 53% furfural yield was obtained using 15wt.% H 2 SO 4 and 50ml/g LSR at 140°C. A reaction scheme for pentosan hydrolysis to produce furfural was proposed and a kinetic model for furfural production was developed. Regression analysis of the proposed model was applied to the experimental data. The fitting of the data yields excellent predictions with R 2 (0.96–0.99). Modified Arrhenius correlations of the regressed kinetic parameters were developed with acceptable accuracy of R 2 (0.86–0.99).