Lummus Technology offers the proven and innovative Polimeri/Lummus technologies for the production of cumene and phenol.

The cumene process uses Polimeri Europa's highly active, selective, and robust PBE-1 zeolite catalyst for the alkylation of benzene with propylene to produce high purity cumene. This catalyst is non-corrosive, regenerable, and environmentally friendly. Compared to other zeolite-based liquid-phase processes, the Polimeri/Lummus cumene process attains higher product yield and requires lower investment.

The phenol process is based on the oxidation of cumene to cumene hydroperoxide and its subsequent decomposition to phenol and acetone, which offers greater safety, higher yields and better operability than competing processes. The Polimeri/Lummus process produces the highest quality phenol, suitable for polycarbonate and resin production. It can also co-produce pharmaceutical-grade acetone and alphamethylstyrene (AMS). Technology is available to recycle surplus acetone for the production of cumene.