Phenol
PHENOL
Phenol is a white crystalline solid at the normal temperature and mildly acidic. Its molecular formula is C6H5OH.
Phenol is an intermediate-stream petrochemical product, which is created from Benzene and Propylene as feedstocks. It is used as an important substrate in the production of Bisphenol A (BPA) and Phenolic resin, agriculture industry, pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, dyeing color industry, etc.
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Applications
The most important chemical made from phenol is BPA, which is used to make the polycarbonates and phenolic resin.
Phenol is also used to produced cyclohexanol, which is used in the manufacture of polyamides (Nylon 6 and Nylon 6,6).
Among the other uses of phenol is the production of disinfectant which is widely used in household cleaners.