CNSL- Renewable Material

Cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) is a unique natural source for unsaturated long-chain phenols. It is a renewable material., obtained as a by-product of the cashew industry. CSNL by itself is useful as insecticidal, fungicidal, anti-termite and medicinal applications. It can be used as starting material for organic synthesis and replaces phenol in many instances with equivalent or better results. Resins derived from CNSL are widely employed in the field of friction materials, automobiles, surface coating, adhesives, laminates, rubber compounding, and have several miscellaneous applications. The most attractive consideration for CNSL use as an industrial product can be its low cost, abundant availability, and its chemically reactive nature.