cumene process

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:chemical_compound
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Hock process
gptkbp:catalyzes gptkb:carboxylic_acid
gptkbp:developedBy 1940s
Heinrich Hock
gptkbp:feedstock benzene
propene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label cumene process
gptkbp:industrialSignificance major source of phenol and acetone
gptkbp:medium cumene hydroperoxide
gptkbp:numberOfStages alkylation of benzene with propene to form cumene
gptkbp:product gptkb:acetone
phenol
alpha-methylstyrene
gptkbp:reactant oxygen
cumene
gptkbp:reactionCondition moderate pressure
moderate temperature
gptkbp:step acid-catalyzed cleavage of cumene hydroperoxide
acid-catalyzed cleavage to phenol and acetone
oxidation of cumene to cumene hydroperoxide
gptkbp:type oxidation
acid-catalyzed cleavage
gptkbp:usedFor production of acetone
production of phenol
gptkbp:usedIn petrochemical industry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Phenol
gptkb:acetone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7