Property: * A light pale Brown/yellow liquid manufactured from Cashew Nut Shell Liquid
* Also know as cashew phenol
* The unique molecular structure of Cardanol, especially unsaturation of long Hydrocarbon said chain, makes the cross linking easy on Polymerization
* Besides the side chain imparting hydrophobic nature to the polymer, its coating is water repellent and weather resistant.
* Cardanol based resins posses an outstanding resistance to softening action of mineral oil and high resistance to acids alkalies, antimicrobial property termite and insect resistance etc.
* Contributes to improved flexibility, good drying after banking, high electric insulation properties and thermal stability.
* Amenability to chemical modification to effect desirable changes so as to get specific properties for making tailor-made polymers of high value, thus the structural changes could be effected at the hydroxyl group, on the aromatic ring and on the side chain.
* These properties make Cardanol an effective substitute for the petroleum-based phenol.
