Patents Assigned to Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock (LIKAT)
  • DIRECT HYDROXYLATION OF BENZENE TO PHENOL
    Publication number: 20210009492
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing phenols from aromatic compounds, particularly a method of preparing phenol by direct hydroxylation of benzene. The method comprises contacting benzene with nitrous oxide in the presence of a bimetallic zeolite catalyst at an ambient pressure and a reaction temperature ranging from (about) 320° C. to 440° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicants: The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock (LIKAT)
    Inventors: Mansour Shuleiweeh Alotaibi, Venkata Narayana Kalevaru, Andreas Martin, Mohammed Alkinany, Hamid A Al-Megren