Ab-initio studies of thermal unimolecular decomposition of furan: A complementary deterministic and stochastic master equation model

•The detailed kinetics of furan pyrolysis is provided for 800–2000 K & 0.001–100 atm.•A deterministic/stochastic Master Equation rate model is used on the W1U surface.•Computed numbers are found in good agreement with literature data.•Detailed kinetic sub-mechanism is provided for further modeling and simulation.•The performance of different quantum methods for kinetic purposes is also discussed.