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...
Natural CNSL is obtained by the utilization of some solvent extraction technique (commonly soxhlet, supercritical carbon dioxide, or subcritical water) in order to obtain its constituents under mild conditions, without promoting any chemical...
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 ....