Ukusetshenziswa okukhulu kwe-phenol kusekwenziweni kwemicu yokwenziwa okuhlanganisa inayiloni, ama-phenolic resins afaka i-bisphenol A namanye amakhemikhali.
Le nhlanganisela iyingxenye yezihluthulelo zikapende zezimboni ezisetshenziselwa ukususa i-epoxy, i-polyurethane, nezinye izimbotshana ezimelana namakhemikhali embonini yezokundiza.
1. I-Phenol iyinto ebalulekile yamakhemikhali ephilayo, engasetshenziswa ukulungisa imikhiqizo yamakhemikhali kanye ne-intermediate efana ne-phenolic resin ne-caprolactam.
2. I-Phenol ingasetshenziswa futhi njenge-solvent, i-reagent yokuhlola kanye nesibulala-magciwane.