Based on the articles, I used phospho tungstic acid as catalyst and ethanol as a solvent  for the HMF production from fructose at 70oC. The whole mixture got burnt and deposited on the walls of the bottle. Ethanol boiling point is 78oC and I dont know why its burned earlier.  

How to solve this problem and get the good HMF yield?  

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