Phenolke mofuta oa motsoako oa organic o nang le sebopeho sa lesale la benzene, o nang le ts'ebeliso e fapaneng indastering ea lik'hemik'hale le mafapheng a mang. Sehloohong sena, re tla sekaseka le ho thathamisa lisebelisoa tsa mantlha tsa phenol.

Pele ho tsohle, phenol e sebelisoa haholo ha ho etsoa polasetiki. Phenol e ka sebetsanoa le formaldehyde ho hlahisa phenolic resin, e sebelisoang haholo ho hlahisa lihlahisoa tse fapaneng tsa polasetiki. Ho feta moo, phenol e ka boela ea sebelisoa ho hlahisa mefuta e meng ea lisebelisoa tsa polasetiki, tse kang polyphenylene oxide (PPO), polystyrene, joalo-joalo.

Taba ea bobeli, phenol e boetse e sebelisoa haholo ha ho etsoa li-adhesives le sealants. Phenol e ka sebetsanoa le formaldehyde ho hlahisa resin ea novolac, e ntan'o kopanngoa le li-resin tse ling le li-hardener ho hlahisa mefuta e sa tšoaneng ea likhomaretsi le li-sealants.

Ntlha ea boraro, phenol e boetse e sebelisoa ha ho etsoa pente le ho roala. Phenol e ka sebelisoa e le thepa e tala bakeng sa tlhahiso ea mefuta e fapaneng ea pente le ho roala, joalo ka pente ea epoxy resin, pente ea polyester, jj.

Ntlha ea bone, phenol e boetse e sebelisoa tlhahisong ea meriana le chefo e bolaeang likokoanyana. Phenol e ka sebelisoa e le lisebelisoa tse tala bakeng sa tlhahiso ea mefuta e sa tšoaneng ea meriana le chefo e bolaeang likokoanyana, e kang aspirin, tetracycline, joalo-joalo. Ho phaella moo, phenol e ka boela ea sebelisoa ho hlahisa lik'hemik'hale tse ling tsa temo.

Ka bokhutšoanyane, phenol e na le mefuta e mengata ea tšebeliso indastering ea lik'hemik'hale le libakeng tse ling. Nakong e tlang, ka tsoelo-pele e tsoelang pele ea saense le thekenoloji le katoloso e tsoelang pele ea tlhokahalo ea 'maraka, tšebeliso ea phenol e tla ba e pharaletseng le e fapaneng haholoanyane. Leha ho le joalo, ke habohlokoa ho hlokomela hore tlhahiso le tšebeliso ea phenol le tsona li tlisa likotsi tse itseng le tšilafalo tikolohong. Ka hona, re hloka ho tsoela pele ho theha mahlale a macha le mekhoa ea ho fokotsa likotsi tsena le ho sireletsa tikoloho ea rona.