THERMAL DEGRADATION AND XRD STUDIES OF VEGETABLE OIL BASED NOVOLAC SCAFFOLDS FOR THE FORMULATION OF RESINS

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
N. T. Nevaditha ◽  
S. Gopalakrishnan ◽  
C. V. Mythili
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell Liquid ◽  
Cashew Nut ◽  
Industrial Grade ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Low Toxicity ◽  
Xrd Studies ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell ◽  
Agricultural Byproduct

Biomaterials, chemicals and energy from renewable resources have been the object of considerable interest in recent years. Vegetable oils are one of the cheapest and most abundant biological sources available in large quantities and their use as starting materials has numerous advantages such as low toxicity, inherent biodegradability and high purity. They are considered to be one of the most important classes of renewable resources for the production of bio-based thermosets. As a substitute to the use of conventional reinforcing synthetic resins, biobased resins were synthesized from cardanol, renewable and low cost industrial grade oil obtained by vacuum distillation of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL), an abundant agricultural byproduct of cashew industry. On the other hand to further expand the field of application, cardanol-based novolac scaffolds, used in the formulation of thermosetting resins by blending with a conventional epoxy resin, especially designed to be compatible with conventional bisphenol- A epoxy resins. In the present study resins have been synthesized by condensing diazotized p-anisidine cardanol dye with urea, resorcinol and furfural as condensing agent.. The resins have been characterised by FT-IR, 1H-NMR and XRD studies. Thermal behavior of the resins has been studied by Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential thermal analysis (DTA). The DTA, SEM and XRD data indicated the percentage of crystallinity associated with the thermal stability of the resins.

scholarly journals Characterization and application of a selective coating for solar collectors from of the cashew nut shell liquid

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-174
Author(s):  
Diego Caitano Pinho ◽  
Francisco Nivaldo Aguiar Freire ◽  
Felipe Alves Albuquerque Araújo ◽  
Kaio Hemerson Dutra ◽  
Edwalder Silva Teixeira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Infrared Analysis ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell Liquid ◽  
Selective Coating ◽  
Cashew Nut ◽  
Solar Thermal Collectors ◽  
Low Efficiency ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell

Solar energy is the most promising energy source, due to its great availability and applicability in thermal energy applications. However, researchers still experience technological and economical challenge, since many systems that use this energy still have low efficiency and high cost. In this way, the development of new materials and technologies to increase the efficiency of solar thermal collectors is both a challenge and a necessity. In this context, the objective of this work is to obtain and analyze selective surfaces for solar thermal collectors, using cashew nut shell liquid. The cashew nut shell liquid can be classified as technical or natural, depending on the mode of extraction of cashew liquid. An experimental bench was built to simulate a flat plate solar collector under real operating conditions. For comparative purposes, the tests were performed between the cashew nut shell liquid and the commercial surface (MRTiNOX). In order to verify the structure morphology and the chemical composition of the surface, analyzes were performed by scanning electron microscopy. In order to identify the presence of components after the sintering process, the infrared analysis technique was used. To analyze the surface absorbance, the ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy absorbance technique was used. With the tests in real conditions, it was possible to perform the temperature measurements, and later, with the energy balance, the absorptivity, emissivity, and efficiency were calculated. The technical cashew nut shell liquid presented efficiency of 42.86%, while the MRTiNOX, 41.8%. In contrast, natural cashew nut shell liquid obtained efficiency of 31.28%. Thus, the use of technical cashew nut shell liquid, a low-cost regional product, was presented as a viable and satisfactory solution for cost reduction in solar thermal collectors.

Regeneration of Bagasse Cellulose by Ionic Liquid

2010 ◽  
Vol 152-153 ◽  
pp. 1570-1573 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Hua Li ◽  
Yong Fu Tang ◽  
Jia Cui Chen ◽  
Yu Po Cao ◽  
Mao Fang Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Material Science ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Regenerated Cellulose ◽  
The World ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Agricultural Byproduct ◽  
Cellulose Crystals

Bagasse is an abundant agricultural byproduct. The use of bagasse has generated much interest due to its low cost, possibility of environmental protection and use of locally available renewable resources. In this paper, cellulose was dissolved in the ionic liquid （1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride） and regenerated in water. FT-IR and SEM were used to characterize the structure of the original and regenerated cellulose. It was found that the treatment of the original cellulose in the ionic liquid significantly degraded the cellulose and completely destroyed the cellulose crystals. Despite many studies of the chemical modification of cellulose published around the world in this area, only a few have been investigated about the regeneration of sugarcane bagasse. Theoretical basis was established for further research on the application of the regenerated cellulose in material science.

scholarly journals Exhaustive valorization of cashew nut shell waste as a potential bioresource material

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Nyirenda ◽  
Kadango Zombe ◽  
George Kalaba ◽  
Chipo Siabbamba ◽  
Inyambo Mukela
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Freundlich Isotherm ◽  
Acid Value ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell Liquid ◽  
Average Percentage ◽  
Cashew Nut ◽  
Spontaneous Interaction ◽  
Shell Waste ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell

AbstractIn this paper, we report extraction of cashew nut shell liquid (CNSL) from cashew nut shell waste (CNSW) and further use of residues for generation of activated carbon for removal of heavy metals and methylene blue (MB). Solvent extraction yielded 24.6 ± 0.4%, 38.2 ± 0.4% and 40.1 ± 0.9% for petroleum ether, hexane and ethanol respectively. Phytochemical screening showed presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, saponins, phenols, tannins, flavonoids, amino acids, terpenoids, proteins, steroids, glycosides and carboxylic acids. The CNSL had a pH of 3.2, viscosity (104.6 ± 1.8 mPa s), moisture (6.5%), ash (1.6 ± 0.1%), refractive index (1.52 ± 0.001), specific density (0.9561 ± 0.0002 g/cm3), acid value (118.7 ± 9.2 mg KOH/g), free fatty acid value (60.1 ± 4.7%), saponification number (138.1 ± 3.2 mg KOH/g) and iodine value (188.1 ± 2.3 mgI 2/100 g). The average percentage removal of Cu (II), Pb (II), Cd (II) and Zn (II) was 99.4 ± 0.5, 95.4 ± 1.5, 99.5 ± 0.1, 98.4 ± 0.1%, and removal efficiency of MB at 50, 150, 250 and 350 mg/L was 99.63, 97.66, 96.48 and 94.81%, respectively. Equilibrium data were best described by the Freundlich isotherm model. The maximum monolayer adsorption capacity was 12.1 mg/g. The adsorption kinetics conformed to pseudo-second-order model. ∆G° was negative and a ∆H° of + 22.76 kJ/mol indicated that adsorption was endothermic. The ΔS° (+ 0.086 kJ/mol/K) showed that there was spontaneous interaction of the solution and adsorbate. These results show that CNSW is a potential bioresource for CNSL production for use in the paints, varnishes, surface coatings, agrochemicals and ethnomedicine industries. Residual shells can be exploited as fuels or converted to activated carbon for use as low-cost filters in water purification.

scholarly journals Solvent-Free MgO-Functionalized Mesoporous Catalysts for Jatropha Oil Transesterification

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Anamagreth Andrew ◽  
Jamidu Katima ◽  
Keat Teong Lee ◽  
James Epiphan Gabriel Mdoe
Keyword(s):  
Magnesium Nitrate ◽  
Solvent Free ◽  
Jatropha Oil ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell Liquid ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cashew Nut ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell ◽  
Adsorption Desorption

A convenient solvent-free technique was employed in the functionalization of Micelle-Templated Silica using Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (MTS-CNSL) as a template and magnesium nitrate as a precursor salt. Magnesium oxide species was highly dispersed in MTS-CNSL by manually grinding the precursor salt and the as-synthesized mesoporous silica followed by calcination. The resultant modified mesoporous silicas MgO/MTS-CNSL were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR, N2adsorption/desorption), and scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray (SEM/EDX). MgO/MTS-CNSL (30) having small specific surface area of 16.7 m2/g and larger pore volume of 0.02 cm3/g, presented higher activity of 81.45% for jatropha oil under optimized conditions (200°C, 4 h, 36 : 1 methanol : oil ratio, 500 rpm, and 6% wt of catalyst). This method of catalyst development has an advantage of being highly energy- and time-efficient.

Particleboard from Cashew Nut Shell Liquid

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lubi C. Mary ◽  
Eby Thomas Thachil
Keyword(s):  
Cashew Nut Shell Liquid ◽  
Cashew Nut ◽  
Cashew Nut Shell
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