The invention belongs to the technical field of
organic synthesis and separation, and particularly relates to a method for synthesizing phenolic resin from mixed
phenol containing 2, 4, 6-tricresol. The invention provides a method for synthesizing phenolic resin from mixed
phenol containing 2, 4, 6-tricresyl, which specifically comprises the following steps: adding a first
phenol component, a phenolic material containing 2, 4, 6-tricresyl,
formaldehyde and a catalyst into a reactor, starting stirring, heating, carrying out heat preservation reaction, sampling and analyzing that p-
ethyl phenol is less than or equal to 5% and is qualified, heating, decompressing and dehydrating, and evaporating out unreacted 2, 4, 6-tricresyl to obtain a second phenol component containing 2, 4, 6-tricresyl; adding 2, 3, 6-tricresol, p-
ethyl phenol, water and the like, and dehydrating to obtain phenolic resin; adding a catalyst into the steamed material, heating to completely react unreacted p-
ethyl phenol (when
formaldehyde in the steamed material is insufficient, a small amount of
formaldehyde can be supplemented), adding a non-water-soluble
solvent for extraction and layering, and treating a
water layer in a
wastewater treatment workshop; and adding an oil layer into a rectifying
tower, and rectifying to obtain 99% 2, 4, 6-tricresol.