Abstract:The phenol was oxidized by potassium ferrate.The intermediates were extracted from the degraded mixtures with vaporization,derivation,and ionexchange methods and analyzed with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry(GCMS)techniques.Benzoquinone,hydroquinone,diaphenol,phenoxyl phenol,maleic acid,fumaric acid,and oxalic were determined.Based on the results,the degrading path of phenol was deduced.