| abstract |
A cleavage process for making phenol and/or cyclohexanone, the process comprising: (A) providing a feed comprising cyclohexylbenzene hydroperoxide; (B) contacting the feed with a catalyst under cleavage reaction conditions effective to produce a cleavage effluent comprising phenol and cyclohexanone, the catalyst having a collidine uptake of at least 20 μ mol per gram of the catalyst and comprising an aluminosilicate molecular sieve of the FAU- type, an oxide binder, and a clay. |