English Explanatory Dictionary

cumene process

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An industrial process for synthesizing phenol and acetone from benzene and propylene.

Word forms

cumene process

Etymology

So called because cumene (isopropyl benzene) is the intermediate material during this process.

Synonyms

Hock process
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