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Weight (g)<br />

5.3 Results<br />

Figure 5‐8: Comparison of feed (dotted line) and effluent flow (solid line) depending on the pressure<br />

(conditions: 0.9 mol‐% benzyl alcohol, rest CO2, 80 °C). The dashed line shows the accumulated increase in<br />

benzyl alcohol mass measured by a balance placed at the reactor exit. Note that the initial difference<br />

between feed and effluent flow is due to drag‐out of benzyl alcohol at the exit due to the high gas flow.<br />

Conversion/ Selectivity (%)<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

-10<br />

0<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

200 bar<br />

BzOH-rich phase<br />

catalyst particles<br />

100 bar<br />

0 20 40 60 80 100 120<br />

140 bar<br />

Figure 5‐9: Catalytic activity under batch conditions at 140 bar (two phases) and 180 bar (single phase).<br />

Conditions: 3.2 mmol BzOH, 1.6 mmol O2, 354 mmol CO2 (0.9 mol‐% BzOH, 0.45 mol‐% O2), 200 mg<br />

0.5%Pd/Al2O3 (as pellets), 80 °C, pressure as indicated, 1 h reaction time.<br />

5.3.5 Influence of oxygen in the single phase and two phase region<br />

The time required to reach a steady state was usually short within the pressure region of high<br />

conversion (2‐4 h) but became very long (1‐2 days) when changing from the low‐ to the high‐pressure<br />

region indicating that the low conversion is also a cause of gradual (reversible) catalyst deactivation.<br />

143<br />

200 bar<br />

Time (min)<br />

180 bar<br />

Feed<br />

0.6<br />

0.4<br />

0.2<br />

0.0<br />

Flow (g/min)<br />

Conversion<br />

Selectivity

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