FIELD: organic chemistry, chemical technology.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to manufacturing phenol by cumene method, in particular, to a step for treatment of final product and preparing phenol of high purity degree. Method for treatment of crude phenol is carried out for two steps. At the first step method involves oxidation of acetol, aldehydes and α-methylstyrene with air oxygen in phenol medium by using a heterogeneous catalyst comprising metals with transient valence. At the second step method involves condensation of oxidation products and non-oxidized products by using a heterogeneous acid catalyst. Separation of compounds in the process of phenol treatment is carried out on the final step of isolation of the commercial product by distillation method. At the first stage metal compounds of by-side subgroups 1 and 6 and metals of 8 group of Periodic system on neutral or acid carrier are used as a catalyst preferably. At the second step alumosilicate contacts based on zeolites of type "X" or "Y", or other zeolites comprising or not comprising promoting and modifying additives are used as a catalyst. Invention provides the high degree of purification of phenol from impurities and the improvement of economy indices of the process.
EFFECT: improved method for phenol treatment.
12 cl, 5 ex
