Table 1.

Comparison of data for thick juice to HMF reaction in batch and continuous setups.^[a]

Entry	Setup	t [b] [min]	pH	C NaCl [mg mL−1]	X FRC [c] [mol %]	S HMF [c, d] [mol %]
1	batch	15	1.6	–	24.1	76.7
2	cont.	15	1.6	–	43.9	84.1
3	batch	30	1.6	–	51.2	81.7
4	cont.	30	1.6	–	65.8	87.4
5	batch	20	0.7	0.3	99.2	95.7
6	cont.	15	1.2	0.1	94.4	91.5
7	cont.	20	1.2	0.1	97.7	93.6

[a] Reactions performed at T=150 °C, H₂O/MTHF ratio: 1:4 v/v, H₂SO₄ as acid catalyst. [b] Batch/residence time. [c] Determined by HPLC. [d] Based on FRC conversion.