Supporting Information for

Au/SiO2 based catalysts for propanol/propanal synthesis

from CO2, C2H4 and H2 in a dual-reactor system

Truong Duc Duc1, Pham Thi Mai Phuong2, Evgenii V. Kondratenko3’*, Minh Thang Le1,*

School of Chemical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Dai Co Viet
1

Road, Hanoi, Vietnam

Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Hanoi University of Science and
2

Technology, Dai Co Viet Road, Hanoi, Vietnam

Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V. an der
3
Universität Rostock (LIKAT)    
Albert-Einstein-Str. 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany 
Corresponding authors: Evgenii.Kondratenko@catalysis.de, thang.leminh@hust.edu.vn
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Figure S1. Au4f XP spectra of fresh and spent catalysts. Samples with different Au loading
content over SiO2 (a) and samples with Cs doping over 1AuSiO2 (b).
 a) b)
Figure S2 Selectivity to propanal and propanol (propanol 1 and propanol 2) in the
hydroformylation of ethylene over 1Au/SiO2 at 175 or 200°C and pressure of 20 bar using (a)
a single reactor and two reactors connected in a series (b). Contact time in the downstream-
located reactor: 50 g·min·L-1 , catalyst amount: 2 g, temperature of the upstream-located
reactor used for the RWGS reaction: 650oC, total pressure: 20 bar, nominal feed composition :
CO2/H2/C2H4/N2 = 1/1/1/1.
 a) b)
Figure S3 (a) The selectivity to propanal and (b) the selectivity to propanol obtained of
Au/SiO2 versus Au loading. Contact time in the downstream-located reactor: 50 g·min·L -1 ,
temperature of the upstream-located reactor used for the RWGS reaction: 650 oC, total
pressure: 20 bar, nominal feed composition: CO2/H2/C2H4/N2 = 1/1/1/1.
Figure S4: Effect of temperature in the downstream-located reactor on ethylene
conversion, oxo-selectivity and oxo-yield over 1AuSiO2 and 2AuSiO2. Contact time in the
downstream-located reactor: 50 g·min·L-1 , temperature of the upstream-located reactor
used for the RWGS reaction: 650oC, total pressure: 20 bar, nominal feed composition:
CO2/H2/C2H4/N2 = 1/1/1/1.
Figure S5 The effect of Cs loading in Cs1Au/SiO2 on ethylene conversion and oxo-selectivity
at 175 and 200°C. Contact time in the downstream-located reactor: 50 g·min·L-1 , temperature
of the upstream-located reactor used for the RWGS reaction: 650oC, total pressure: 20 bar,
nominal feed composition: CO2/H2/C2H4/N2 = 1/1/1/1.
Figure S6: Effect of temperature and CO/H2 ratio to product distribution over 1AuSiO2 dual-
reactor at 20 bar, contact time of 50 g.min.L-1 , temperature of the first reactor was kept
constantly of 650oC, nominal feedstock of CO2/H2/C2H4/N2 = 1/1/1/1.
Figure S7: Effect of temperature and CO/H2 ratio to product distribution over 2AuSiO2 in the
dual-reactor at 20 bar, contact time of 50 g.min.L-1 , temperature of the first reactor was kept
constantly of 650oC, nominal feedstock of CO2/H2/C2H4/N2 = 1/1/1/1.