Replacement of homogeneous acids in the conversion of meta-phenylenediamine to resorcinol by Heterogeneous Analogues

Resorcinol is an important building block in the pharmaceutical, adhesion and dye industry. A number of different processes for the production of resorcinol are available with each synthesis route having intrinsic advantages and disadvantages that differ from one process to another. A viable route to resourcinol in South Africa is via meta-dinitrobenzene due to the large-scale production of nitrobenzene from benzene. Since meta-dintrobenzene is formed as a side-product during the production of nitrobenzene and is hydrogenated quite easily, the acid hydrolysis of MPDA to resorcinol will be considered during this investigation.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Chemical Engineering

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Brack, Bryan

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Van Steen, Eric
• Gammon, David W

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5355

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5355