Synthesis of phenol via direct hydroxylation of benzene as a typical reaction of atomic economy has attracted extensive attention worldwide and has also become an actively investigated domain in China. This article re...Synthesis of phenol via direct hydroxylation of benzene as a typical reaction of atomic economy has attracted extensive attention worldwide and has also become an actively investigated domain in China. This article refers to the recent domestic advances in study on phenol synthesis via hydroxylation of benzene from the viewpoint of catalysts, and considers the TS-1/H2O2 and FeZSM-5/N2O catalytic systems to be promising ones with good prospects for commercialization along with some suggestions on future research work.展开更多
文摘Synthesis of phenol via direct hydroxylation of benzene as a typical reaction of atomic economy has attracted extensive attention worldwide and has also become an actively investigated domain in China. This article refers to the recent domestic advances in study on phenol synthesis via hydroxylation of benzene from the viewpoint of catalysts, and considers the TS-1/H2O2 and FeZSM-5/N2O catalytic systems to be promising ones with good prospects for commercialization along with some suggestions on future research work.