Cashew Business: A Profitable Return on Investment (Cashew Plantation, Production & Processing and its By-Products, Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL), Cashew Nut, Cashew Kernels)

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Nowa day’s horticultural commodities getting export from India, among them cashewretain top position. For cashew cultivation certain parameters such ascharacteristics of cashew, weather condition, geographical location,propagation - layering, budding and grafting, nature of soil are the main toimprove and increase the overall productivity of cashew with suitable planningof efficient water management. This book includes organic farming method ofcashew. Three main cashew products are traded on the international market - rawnuts, cashew kernels and cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL). A fourth product - thecashew apple is generally processed and consumed locally.

Cashewnutshell liquid is a by-product of the cashew industry. The nut has a shell ofabout 1/8 inch thickness inside which is a soft honeycomb structure containinga dark reddish brown viscous liquid. It is called the cashewnut shell liquid,which is the pericarp fluid of the cashewnut.

CNSLhas innumerable applications, such as friction linings, paints, laminatingresins, rubber compounding resins, cashew cements, polyurethane based polymers,surfactants, epoxy resins, foundry chemicals, and intermediates for chemicalindustry.  It offers much scope andvaried opportunities for the development of other tailor-made polymers.

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