Lu Pin
2010
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The Chemical Engineer
Abstract
Phenol plays an important role in chemical industry.The dominant process for the production of phenol is cumene process,it generally involves multi-step syntheses and generates large quantities of by-product acetone and some waste products.Direct hydroxylation of benzene needs only one step from benzene to the final product,which eshibits high atomic efficiency and high selectivity.it is cleaner and more environmentally friendly.Here we systematically summarizes the development of phenol synthesis and the possible reaction mechanisms on different catalysts.In addition,some suggestions are given for future investigation on direct phenol synthesis.