摘要 |
The disclosure is of a process for recovering valuable by-products of the condensation of phenol and a ketone from a mother liquor obtained for example upon crystallization of a 1:1 adduct of phenol and bisphenol, said mother liquor containing phenol, bisphenol, isomers, contaminant by-products of the condensation reaction of phenol with the ketone and acidic impurities. The mother liquor is distilled/evaporated leaving a tarry residue, which is the feedstock for the process of the invention. The recovery comprises heating the feedstock with proportions of an arylamine salt, to extract the bisphenol-A values as aminophenylhydroxylphenyl-alkanes. |