POLYMERS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES .6. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THERMOSETTING RESINS DERIVED FROM CASHEWNUT SHELL LIQUID FORMALDEHYDE SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC-COMPOUNDS
Sk. Sahoo et al., POLYMERS FROM RENEWABLE RESOURCES .6. SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THERMOSETTING RESINS DERIVED FROM CASHEWNUT SHELL LIQUID FORMALDEHYDE SUBSTITUTED AROMATIC-COMPOUNDS, Die Angewandte makromolekulare Chemie, 233, 1995, pp. 1-13
A large number of resins have been synthesized by reacting cardanol, a
constituent of cashewnut shell liquid, with formaldehyde and substitu
ted aromatic compounds in the presence of acidic and basic catalysts.
The resins have been characterized by IR spectra. They were shown to b
e selective ion exchangers for certain metal ions. A batch equilibrium
method was used for studying the selectivity of the metal ions. The t
hermal behaviour of the resins has been studied and a plausible degrad
ation mechanism has been suggested.