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CNSL Oil, Cashew Nut Shell Liquid CNSL oil specification, CNSL oil Quantity Sample: 1000 ML Limit as per IS: 840-1964 Specific Gravity ->0.950 to 0.970 / Viscosity -> 550 Max / Moisture content -> 1.0% Max / Matter insoluble in Toluene -> 1.0% Max / Loss in weight Heating @ 205 Degree -> 2.0% Max / Ash Content -> 1.0% Max / Iodine Value (Wijs) -> 250 min / Polymerisation Time -> 4 Minutes / Cashew nut shell liquid is a co-product of the cashew nut industry and is sourced primarily from South America and Asia. It is a dark liquid comprised of different unsaturated alkenyl substituted phenols. The Cashew nut shell liquid is the by-product of Cashew industry. The oil is being extracted from the cashew nut shell, which is a pericarp fluid of the cashew nut. This is purely a natural product and no chemical is added.
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