1. About half of world production of phenol is used for making phenol formaldehyde resin. (Bakel ite).
2. Phenol is a starting material for the preparation of
- drugs such as phenacetin, Salol, aspirin, etc.
- phenolphthalein indicator.
- explosive like picric acid.
3. It is used as an antiseptic – carbolic lotion and carbolic soaps.
