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Front Cover: Valorisation of Cashew Nut Shell Liquid Phenolics in the Synthesis of UV Absorbers (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 30/2019)
Author(s) -
Ngwira Kennedy J.,
Kühlborn Jonas,
Mgani Quintino A.,
de Koning Charles B.,
Opatz Till
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201901144
Subject(s) - cashew nut , chemistry , front cover , anacardium , raw material , organic chemistry , horticulture , cover (algebra) , food science , engineering , mechanical engineering , biology
The Front Cover shows the earth falling in the shadow of a cashew nut, symbolizing protection of humans, livestock, polymers, or coatings from the harmful UVA and UVB rays of the sun. Collaboration between scientists from South Africa, Malawi, Tanzania, and Germany has resulted in the synthesis of well‐defined aromatic and hetereoaromatic compounds, that show good UVA and UVB absorbance. The starting materials, anacardic acid and cardanol, were extracted from cashew nut shells, a waste product of cashew nut farming in Tanzania, and thus present a sustainable alternative to materials derived from the petrochemical industry. Graphics: J. Kühlborn, Graphical elements licensed by Shutterstock. More information can be found in the Full Paper by C. B. de Koning, T. Opatz et al.