CNSL can be extracted by the expeller method but the oil has to be heated after extraction to convert anacardic acid to car- danol . The expelled and heated CNSL will have less amount of polymerised CNSL...
Cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) is a by-product of the cashew industry. It is a naturally occurring substituted phenol which can take part in a variety of reactions ....
The raw cashew nut has a shell of about 18 inch thickness inside which is a soft honeycomb structure containing a dark reddish brown viscous liquid. It is called the cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL), which is the pericarp fluid of the cashew nut. It...