Disclosed herein is a process for producing phenol. The process includes oxidizing at least a portion of a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene to produce an oxidation composition comprising cyclohexyl-1 -phenyl- 1 -hydroperoxide. The oxidation composition may then be cleaved in the presence of an acid catalyst to produce a cleavage reaction mixture comprising the acid catalyst, phenol and cyclohexanone. At least a portion of the cleavage reaction mixture may be neutralized with a basic material to form a treated cleavage reaction mixture. In various embodiments, the treated cleavage reaction mixture contains no greater than 50 wppm of the acid catalyst or no greater than 50 wppm of the basic material.
申请公布号
WO2012036827(A1)
申请公布日期
2012.03.22
申请号
WO2011US47848
申请日期
2011.08.16
申请人
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC.;KUECHLER, KEITH, H.;BENITEZ, FRANCISCO, M.;WANG, KUN;LATTNER, JAMES, R.;BECKER, CHRISTOPHER, L.
发明人
KUECHLER, KEITH, H.;BENITEZ, FRANCISCO, M.;WANG, KUN;LATTNER, JAMES, R.;BECKER, CHRISTOPHER, L.