Production of Cyclohexanol from Cyclohexene

Since reactive distillation was initially used on a broad scale to produce methyl acetate in the middle of the 1980s, interest in this integrated process has skyrocketed. This interest, both academic and industrial, has resulted in the production of numerous new bulk compounds using this process today. Among them are the gasoline ethers, of which MTBE (methyl-tert-butyl ether) is the most well-known and has the largest production volume installed globally. This is due to its usage as an anti-knock gasoline additive, which has allowed it to be a substitute for (lead) compounds in gasoline. However, as MTBE is non-degradable in groundwater, and the primary way of disposing of MTBE is into the environment, its use has been prohibited in several areas of the world today. Because the MTBE manufacturing processes and methyl acetate have been thoroughly explored and are well understood today, a novel reaction system is a common choice among academics and industries. The reaction sys...