Application

Cardanol finds use in the chemical industry in Oil and Alcohol soluble resins, laminating resins, rubber compounding and coatings, serving as an excellent raw material for the preparation of high grade insulating varnishes, paints, enamels. It is used in friction materials, and surfactants as pigment dispersants for water-based inks and to make phenalkamines, which are used as curing agents for the durable epoxy coatings used on concrete floors. Cardanol can substitute Phenol in up to 30% in phenolic resins used as plywood bonding resin and for the lamination industries.

                                        
     TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF CARDANOL

PROPERTIES SPECIFICATIONS
Colour                          : Pale Amber Colour
On Gardener Scale               : Between 6-10
Appearance                      : Transparent Liquid
Specific Gravity @ 30°C (cps)   : 0.925 – 0.940
Viscosity @ 30°C (cps)          : 45 – 60
Acid Value                      : Max 5
Iodine Value (wij’s method)     : Between 230 – 250
Hydroxyl value                  : Between 180 – 200
Ph Value                        : Upto 6
Moisture Content                : 1% Max
Ash Content                     : Nil