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New type of cashew nut shell liquid water-based curing agent-specially designed for high-performance, low-VOC epoxy protective coatings
Time of Update: 2021-06-28
The test results show that the new water-based curing agent enables low VOC (<75g/L) formulations that can be directly used in metal surface primer systems with excellent performance, such as balancing fast curing and pot life, and excellent attachment Focus on long-term corrosion protection coatings for a variety of metal substrates online coatingol.
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Synthesis of UV absorbers with cashew shell oil
Time of Update: 2020-10-31
An international team of researchers led by Professor Till Opatz of the Institute of Organic Chemistry at the University of Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany, and Professor Charles de Koning of the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa, used shell oil, which is produced in large quantities during cashew nut processing, as a sustainable raw material for new organic UV filters.
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PNAS: Cashew shell compounds have the potential to repair damaged nerves!
Time of Update: 2020-09-05
The study also reported a series of new findings that point to the potential therapeutic use of cashew acid for demyelinating disease: in-body, adding the compound to mouse cells in OPC, which is responsible for myelin regeneration, stimulates il-33 induction, and rapidly increases the expression of myelin genes and proteins, including increased dose dependence on myelin protein (MBP).
