| 摘要 |
An improved process for continuous production of a phenol by pyrolytic oxidation and decarboxylation of a benzenemonocarboxylic acid in the presence of dissolved copper followed by hydrolysis of the intermediate reaction mixture from the oxidation and decarboxylation step, wherein the intermediate reaction mixture from the oxidation and decarboxylation step is fed together with steam and a sufficient quantity of molecular oxygen to a hydrolysis zone whereby the copper in the reaction mixture is maintained in solution during the hydrolysis step by maintaining the copper in a bivalent oxidation state. |
