A system and method including providing a feed having alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic compounds to a tubular reactor, heating the tubular reactor, and cleaving an alkyl bridge of the alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic compounds.

A system and method including providing a feed having alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic compounds to a tubular reactor, heating the tubular reactor, and cleaving an alkyl bridge of the alkyl-bridged multi-aromatic compounds.

A method for decomposing a phenolic by-product generated in a phenol preparation process, the method including: adding a phenolic by-product stream, a decomposition apparatus side discharge stream, and process water to a mixing apparatus and mixing the phenolic by-product stream, the decomposition apparatus side discharge stream, and the process water; adding a mixing apparatus discharge stream discharged from the mixing apparatus to a phase separation apparatus and phase-separating the mixing apparatus discharge stream into an oil phase and an aqueous phase; feeding an oil phase stream discharged from the phase-separation apparatus and discharged to a decomposition apparatus and decomposing the oil phase stream; and circulating the decomposition apparatus side discharge stream discharged from the decomposition apparatus to the mixing apparatus.

A method for decomposing a phenolic by-product generated in a phenol preparation process, the method including: adding a phenolic by-product stream, a decomposition apparatus side discharge stream, and process water to a mixing apparatus and mixing the phenolic by-product stream, the decomposition apparatus side discharge stream, and the process water; adding a mixing apparatus discharge stream discharged from the mixing apparatus to a phase separation apparatus and phase-separating the mixing apparatus discharge stream into an oil phase and an aqueous phase; feeding an oil phase stream discharged from the phase-separation apparatus and discharged to a decomposition apparatus and decomposing the oil phase stream; and circulating the decomposition apparatus side discharge stream discharged from the decomposition apparatus to the mixing apparatus.

A method for decomposing a phenolic by-product generated in a phenol preparation process, the method including: adding a phenolic by-product stream, a decomposition apparatus side discharge stream, and process water to a mixing apparatus and mixing the phenolic by-product stream, the decomposition apparatus side discharge stream, and the process water; adding a mixing apparatus discharge stream discharged from the mixing apparatus to a phase separation apparatus and phase-separating the mixing apparatus discharge stream into an oil phase and an aqueous phase; feeding an oil phase stream discharged from the phase-separation apparatus and discharged to a decomposition apparatus and decomposing the oil phase stream; and circulating the decomposition apparatus side discharge stream discharged from the decomposition apparatus to the mixing apparatus.

The present disclosure provides a method for decomposing a phenolic by-product, the method including: a step S10 of injecting and mixing a bisphenol A by-product produced in a bisphenol A production process, a mixed by-product stream of phenol by-products produced in a phenol production process, a decomposition apparatus side discharge stream, and a process water stream in a mixing apparatus; a step S20 of injecting a mixing apparatus discharge stream discharged from the mixing apparatus into a phase separation apparatus and phase-separating the mixing apparatus discharge stream into an oil-phase stream and a liquid-phase stream; a step S30 of feeding the oil-phase stream, which is phase-separated in the step S20 and discharged from the phase separation apparatus, to a decomposition apparatus to decompose the oil-phase stream; and a step S40 of circulating the decomposition apparatus side discharge stream obtained by the decomposition in the step S30 to the mixing apparatus in the step S10.

The present disclosure provides a method for decomposing a phenolic by-product, the method including: a step S10 of injecting and mixing a bisphenol A by-product produced in a bisphenol A production process, a mixed by-product stream of phenol by-products produced in a phenol production process, a decomposition apparatus side discharge stream, and a process water stream in a mixing apparatus; a step S20 of injecting a mixing apparatus discharge stream discharged from the mixing apparatus into a phase separation apparatus and phase-separating the mixing apparatus discharge stream into an oil-phase stream and a liquid-phase stream; a step S30 of feeding the oil-phase stream, which is phase-separated in the step S20 and discharged from the phase separation apparatus, to a decomposition apparatus to decompose the oil-phase stream; and a step S40 of circulating the decomposition apparatus side discharge stream obtained by the decomposition in the step S30 to the mixing apparatus in the step S10.

The present disclosure provides a method for decomposing a phenolic by-product, the method including: a step S10 of feeding a phenolic by-product stream to a decomposition apparatus and thermally cracking the phenolic by-product stream; a step S20 of recovering an active ingredient from a top discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus and discharging a substance having a high boiling point through a bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus; a step S30 of passing a part of the bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus through a reboiler and then feeding the part of the bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus to the decomposition apparatus and discharging a residual stream of the bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus; and a step S40 of feeding a side discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus to the reboiler.

The present disclosure provides a method for decomposing a phenolic by-product, the method including: a step S10 of feeding a phenolic by-product stream to a decomposition apparatus and thermally cracking the phenolic by-product stream; a step S20 of recovering an active ingredient from a top discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus and discharging a substance having a high boiling point through a bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus; a step S30 of passing a part of the bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus through a reboiler and then feeding the part of the bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus to the decomposition apparatus and discharging a residual stream of the bottom discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus; and a step S40 of feeding a side discharge stream of the decomposition apparatus to the reboiler.

Provided is a method of decomposing phenolic by-products, and more particularly, a method of decomposing phenolic by-products including: supplying a phenolic by-product stream to a decomposition device to perform thermal decomposition; separating an upper discharge stream including effective components and a lower discharge stream including materials having a high boiling point in the decomposition device; supplying the lower discharge stream from the decomposition device, a side discharge stream from the decomposition device, and a process water stream to a mixing device and mixing these streams; and supplying a discharge stream from the mixing device to a layer separation device to separate the discharge stream from the mixing device into an oil phase and an aqueous phase.