Advances in Study on Catalysts for Phenol Synthesis via Catalytic Hydroxylation of Benzene in China

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/H;O;and FeZSM-5/N;O catalytic systems to be promising ones with good prospects for commercialization along with some suggestions on future research work.