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Inulin is considered as an attractive feed for the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), an important biobased platform chemical with high application potential. We here report a systematic study to optimize the HMF yield from inulin in a batch reactor for reactions in water using sulphuric acid as the catalyst. The latter was selected on the basis of a screening study with seven organic- and...