He phenol derivative ka Bisphenol A (BPA), e helu ana ma kahi o 30% o ke koi no ka phenol. Ke ulu wikiwiki nei kona koi, a hoʻohana nui ʻia ia i ka hana ʻana i nā mea polymer e like me ka polycarbonate (PC), epoxy resin, polysulfone resin, a me ka polyphenylene ether resin. Hiki ke hoʻohana ʻia ma ke ʻano he mea hoʻopaʻa wela no ka polyvinyl chloride, he mea anti-aging no ka rubber, he insecticide mahiʻai, he antioxidant no nā pena a me nā ʻīnika, he plasticizer, he mea pale ahi, a me kahi mea hoʻomoʻa ultraviolet, a pēlā aku.

Hoʻokō ʻo Bisphenol A i ke kaulike kūpono ma waena o ke kumukūʻai a me ka hana - ke koho kūpono loa no ke kumukūʻai kiʻekiʻe. Inā makemake ʻoe e kūʻai i nā huahana kemika hilinaʻi, e ʻoluʻolu e ʻimi iā Shandong Pulisi Chemical Co., Ltd., ka mea e kālele ana i ka "kemika maikaʻi" a ua hana no 20 mau makahiki.