P r o d u c t s

C A R D A N O L

Commercial CNSL Under reduced Pressure was distilled  at a temperature

of  225^o C under reduced pressure (1mm of Hg) to obtain cardanol.  A pale  

yellow to brown liquid of refractive index 1.5 at 30^o C .Cardanol is a phenol 

which has a C15 unsaturated alkyl chain with 1-3 double bonds at m-position.

Cardanol is a mixture of cardanol 90% and cardol 10%.