Phenol wani muhimmin abu ne mai guba mai guba tare da yawan aikace-aikace. Hanyoyin samarwa na kasuwanci suna da amfani sosai ga masu bincike da masana'antun. Akwai hanyoyi guda biyu don samar da phenol, waɗanda sune tsarin cumene da aikin cumen.

Tsarin Cumene shine hanyar samar da hanyar samar da kasuwanci don phenol. Ya ƙunshi amsawar cumene tare da benzene a gaban mai ɗaukar hoto mai ɗaukar kaya don samar da cumene hydroeroxo. Ana mayar da shi da hydroperoxide tare da tushe mai ƙarfi kamar sodium hydroxide don samar daphenolda acetone. Babban fa'idar wannan tsari shine cewa yana amfani da dandalin albarkatun albarkatun kasa da kuma yanayin amsawa suna da sauki sosai, yana tabbatar da inganci da sauki. Sabili da haka, tsari na kaka ana amfani dashi sosai a cikin samar da phenol.

Tsarin cresol shine mafi yawan amfani da hanyar samar da kasuwanci don phenol. Ya ƙunshi amsawar Toluene tare da Methanol a gaban mai ɗaukar ƙoshin acid don samar da cresol. Anyi hydrenol a gaban wani mai kara kuzari kamar platinum ko pallasium don samar da phenol. Babban fa'idar wannan tsari shine cewa yana amfani da ƙarancin kayan albarkatun ƙasa da yanayin amsawa suna da sauƙin m, amma tsari ya fi wahala da kuma wasu kayan aiki. Bugu da kari, tsarin cresoli yana samar da babban adadin samfuran, wanda yake rage ingancin tattalin arziƙin ta. Sabili da haka, wannan hanyar ba a amfani da ita musamman a cikin samar da phenol.

A takaice, akwai hanyoyi guda biyu don samar da Phenol: Tsarin kaka da aikin cumesol. Ana amfani da tsarin 'Cumene sosai saboda yana amfani da kayan masarufi mara tsada, yana da yanayi mai sauƙi, kuma yana da sauƙi don sarrafawa. Tsarin crsol da ba a amfani dashi ba saboda yana buƙatar ƙarin kayan aiki da matakai, yana da tsari mai yawa, kuma yana haifar da adadin kuɗin tattalin arziƙi. A nan gaba, ana iya inganta sabbin fasahohi da matakai don inganta ƙarfin da kuma rage farashin samarwa, buɗe sabon damar samar da phenol.