In　this　paper　a　new　type　of　phenol　extractant,　N-octanoylpyrrolidine　(OPOD),　was　synthesized.　The　behavior　of　phenol　of　wastewater　extraction　by　N-octanoylpyrrolidine　(OPOD)　in　kerosene　was　studied　and　the　dependence　of　the　extraction　distribution　ratios　on　the　concentrations　of　extractant,　phenol,　acidity　and　temperature　was　investigated.　The　experimental　results　proved　that　OPOD　could　extract　phenol　effectively.　The　mechanism　of　the　extraction　of　phenol　by　OPOD　was　studied　in　detail.　(C)　2004　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.