Phenolhe mea koʻikoʻi koʻikoʻi ka mea kanu, i hoʻohana nui ʻia i ka hana ʻana i nā huahana kemika like ʻole, e like me ka plastic, rubber, lāʻau lapaʻau, pesticide, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe.

ʻO nā mea maka no ka hana phenol ka hapa nui o benzene, methanol a me sulfuric acid. He mea koʻikoʻi ka Benzene, hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia e hana i nā ʻano huahana kemika, e like me phenol, aniline, acetophenone a pēlā aku. He mea koʻikoʻi ka Methanol, hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia e hana i nā pūhui like ʻole me nā pūʻulu hana o ka oxygen. ʻO ka sulfuric acid he waika inorganic koʻikoʻi, i hoʻohana nui ʻia i ka ʻoihana kemika a me nā ʻoihana ʻē aʻe.

He paʻakikī loa ke kaʻina hana o ka phenol mai benzene, methanol a me sulfuric acid. ʻO ka mea mua, hana ʻia ka benzene a me ka methanol ma lalo o ka hana a ka catalyst e hana ai i ka cumene. A laila, oxidized cumene i mua o ka ea e hana cumene hydroperoxide. ʻO ka mea hope loa, hoʻopili ʻia ka cumene hydroperoxide me ka waikawa sulfuric diluted e hana i ka phenol a me ka acetone.

I ke kaʻina hana o ka phenol, he mea nui ke koho ʻana i ka catalyst. ʻO nā catalysts maʻamau i hoʻohana ʻia he alumini chloride, sulfuric acid a me ka phosphoric acid. Eia kekahi, ʻo nā kūlana kaʻina hana e like me ka mahana, ke kaomi a me ka noʻonoʻo e pili pū i ka hua a me ka maikaʻi o ka huahana.

Ma keʻano laulā, paʻakikī nā mea maka no ka hana phenol, a paʻakikī ke kaʻina hana. No ka loaʻa ʻana o nā huahana kiʻekiʻe a me nā huahana kiʻekiʻe, pono e hoʻopaʻa pono i ka maikaʻi o nā mea maka a me nā kūlana kaʻina. Eia kekahi, pono e noʻonoʻo i ka mālama ʻana i ka kaiapuni a me ka palekana i ka hana hana. No laila, i ka wā e hoʻohana ai i ka phenol ma ke ʻano he mea maka no ka hana ʻana i nā huahana kemika, pono mākou e hoʻolohe i kēia mau ʻāpana e hōʻoia i hiki iā mākou ke loaʻa nā huahana kiʻekiʻe a me nā huahana kiʻekiʻe i ka wā e pale ana i ke kaiapuni a me ka palekana.