Plastic Raw Materials

Phenol has been made, over the years, by a variety of process. Many of the companies producing it use it internally and do not sell it on the open market. The principal process in use in the United States is the peroxidation of cumene (isopropyl benzene).

C6H5CH(CH3)2 ----->;; C6H5C(CH3)2 OOH ------>;; C6H5OH + CH3COCH3
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