%A Baohe WANG, Lili WANG, Jing ZHU, Shuang CHEN, Hao SUN %T Condensation of phenol and acetone on a modified macroreticular ion exchange resin catalyst %0 Journal Article %D 2013 %J Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. %J Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering %@ 2095-0179 %R 10.1007/s11705-013-1330-9 %P 218-225 %V 7 %N 2 %U {https://journal.hep.com.cn/fcse/EN/10.1007/s11705-013-1330-9 %8 2013-06-05 %X

Macroreticular ion exchange resin catalysts were prepared by suspension polymerization, and then modified by alkylmercaptoamines. The modified catalysts were characterized by N2 adsorption/desorption measurements, scanning electron microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Key factors such as the mercaptan content, the degree of crosslinking and the structures of the promoters were investigated for the synthesis of Bisphenol A (BPA). At optimal conditions, the macroreticular ion exchange resin catalysts modified by alkylmercaptoamines showed high catalytic activity and selectivity for BPA synthesis.