Isopropylbenzene, phenol issues
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Hello everyone. I’ve been looking up some information recently regarding the production of phenol using the isopropylbenzene process, as well as the propylene process. In the description of the KBR process, it is stated that 1.31 tons of isopropylbenzene can be used to produce 1 ton of phenol and 0.615 tons of propylene. However, the reaction equations do not support this conclusion. Could anyone please explain this to me? There is also some literature on the catalytic oxidation of cumene; I would like to know whether, in the production process of cumene hydroperoxide, the issues mentioned in that literature such as poor safety and numerous by-products do indeed exist. Is it still necessary to conduct research on the catalytic oxidation process for cumene hydroperoxide? Someone with production experience, please help me explain this issue. Thank you. The Process section has posted the same thread with no replies; please ask the moderator to delete it.
Thank you for your help. I just checked the data and it’s correct; it turns out that one oxygen atom was missed in the calculation. That’s too careless.