Research Progress on the Preparation of Cyclohexanol and Cyclohexanone by Cyclohexane Oxidation

The current situation and progress on the domestically and foreign industrial preparation of cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone by cyclohexane oxidation was reviewed.There were still many problems unsolved in various techniques.It was emphasized that the selection of oxidants and catalysis in cyclohexane green oxidation was analyzed in detail.Furthermore,the application prospects of biomimetic catalytic oxidation method were looked forward.It was outlined that improving the cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone selectivity,raising cyclohexane conversion rate,and realizing the clean production by using new catalytic oxidation system was the prospective direction of technology development.