cashew nut shell liquidoil (cnsl) by vavimex is pure and natural product, with no artificial element added. It is a by-product of the cashew industry the oil is extracted from the cashew nut shell, which is a pericarp fluid of the cashew nut shell. Cnsl is a mixture of four components: all are substituted phenols - anacardic acid (i), cardanol (ii), cardol(iii) and 2-methyl cardol(iv). I and ii are monohydric phenols whereas iii and iv are dihydric phenols. In the nut, cnsl occurs mainly as an anacardic acid (~90%) and cardol around slightly lower than 10%. Cashew nut shell liquid is used in pf resin and cashew friction dust (cfd) for automobile brakelinings, synthetic rubber & wax compounding. Cashew nut shell liquid can use in coating production industrial, adhesive industrial, bio heavy oil, bio diesel. .etc.. Specification as below: no. Analytical items unit results 1 impurities %(m/m) 1 max 2 moisture %(m/m) 1 max 3 iodine value g/100g 250 min 4 gross calorific value kcal/kg 9,500 min 5 ph ph unit 7 min 6 density @25c kg/l 0.96 max 7 ash content %(m/m) 1 max.