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CATALYSTS
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/catal12010091
关键词
Hock cleavage; heterogeneous catalysis; cumene hydroperoxide
资金
- German Federal Ministry of Education and Research [FKZ: 031B0671]
This article focuses on the importance and challenges of the oxidation and cleavage steps in the production of phenol from cumene. Substituting sulfuric acid with heterogeneous catalysts is a widely explored approach to reduce energy consumption and waste production. Various types of heterogeneous catalysts have shown high yield and selectivity to phenol.
The oxidation of cumene and following cleavage of cumene hydroperoxide (CHP) with sulfuric acid (Hock rearrangement) is still, by far, the dominant synthetic route to produce phenol. In 2020, the global phenol market reached a value of 23.3 billion US$ with a projected compound annual growth rate of 3.4% for 2020-2025. From ecological and economical viewpoints, the key step of this process is the cleavage of CHP. One sought-after way to likewise reduce energy consumption and waste production of the process is to substitute sulfuric acid with heterogeneous catalysts. Different types of zeolites, silicon-based clays, heteropoly acids, and ion exchange resins have been investigated and tested in various studies. For every type of these solid acid catalysts, several materials were found that show high yield and selectivity to phenol. In this mini-review, first a brief introduction and overview on the Hock process is given. Next, the mechanism, kinetics, and safety aspects are summarized and discussed. Following, the different types of heterogeneous catalysts and their performance as catalyst in the Hock process are illustrated. Finally, the different approaches to substitute sulfuric acid in the synthetic route to produce phenol are briefly concluded and a short outlook is given.
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