Manufacture and use of agricultural spray adjuvants for hard water conditions

• US 20050026780A1
• Filed: 05/26/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Agquam LLC, AgQuam R&D, LLC
• Original Assignee: AgQuam R&D, LLC
• Inventors: Parrish, Scott K.
• Granted Patent: US 9,668,471 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 504/119
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/10 Macromolecular compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/22 containing ingredients stabilising the active ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/32 Ingredients for reducing the noxious effect of the active substances to organisms other than pests, e.g. toxicity reducing compositions, self-destructing compositions

Abstract

The invention pertains to a method for manufacture and use of pesticides or agricultural spray adjuvants that counteracts the effects of hard water cat ions on anionic pesticides when applied in water spray solutions.

Claims

1. A composition comprising of:

(a) mineral or organic acids with the ability to react or associate with divalent and trivalent cat ions (hard water ions) to form salts and associations. (b) Cat ionic surfactant or cat ionic poly-molecules including poly amine surfactants combined with water soluble agricultural chemicals in an agricultural spray solution.

2. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acid has the ability to completely or nearly completely dissociate in water and react with cat ions.

3. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acid is sulfuric acid.

4. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acid is Sodium Bisulfate

5. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acid is perchloric acid.

6. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acid is hydrobromic acid.

7. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acid is hydroiodic acid.

8. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein acid is hydrochloric acid.

9. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acid is muriatic acid.

10. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acid is nitric acid.

11. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said amine-containing poly molecule is a fatty amine alkoxylate

12. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said amine ethoxyolates

13. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fatty amine alkoxylate is tallowamine ethoxylate.

14. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said fatty amine alkoxylate is cocoamine ethoxylate.

15. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said agricultural chemicals are anionic herbicides, fungicides, miticides, insecticides and plant growth regulators.

16. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said agricultural chemicals are natural acidic herbicides, fungicides, miticides, insecticides and plant growth regulators.

17. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said herbicide is a chlorinated carboxylic acid herbicide.

18. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said herbicide is glyphosate or a salt thereof.

19. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said herbicide is glufosinate or a salt thereof.

20. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said synthetic auxin is chloramben or dicamba or salts thereof.

21. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is a phenoxy carboxylic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop, or mecoprop-P or salts thereof.

22. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop or mecoprop-P or salts thereof.

23. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is a pyridine carboxylic acid, clopyralid, fluroxypyr, picloram or triclopyr or salts thereof.

24. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is a quinoline carboxylic acid, quiclorac or quinmerac or salts thereof.

25. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said heribicide is bentazon or salts thereof.

26. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said herbicide is a benzonitrile is bromoxynil, ioxynil or salts thereof.

27. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said herbicide is a imidazolinone is imazamethabenz, imazapyr, imazaquin, imazethapyr, or salts thereof.

28. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said herbicide is a PPO inhibitor fluoroglycofen, fomesafen or salts thereof.

29. The composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said herbicide is a cyclohexanedione is sethoxydim, clethodim, or salts thereof.

30. The composition as claimed in claim 16, wherein said insecticides is a orgaonophosphate is malathion, parathion, guthion, lannate and phosmet.

31. The composition as claimed in claim 16, wherein said insecticides is chloropyrifos. Dicofol and dimethoate.

32. The composition as claimed in claim 16, wherein said fungicide is captan and carzole.

33. The composition as claimed in claim 16, wherein said plant growth regulators is ethephon and Prohexadione calcium.

34. The composition as claimed in claim 16, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is a phenoxy carboxylic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop, or mecoprop-P or ester thereof.

35. The composition as claimed in claim 16, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop or mecoprop-P or esters thereof.

36. The composition as claimed in claim 16, wherein said herbicide is a Arloxyphenoxy acid is diclofop fenoxaprop, fluazifop, haloxyfop, or esters thereof

37. A composition comprising of:

(a) mineral or organic acids with the ability to react or associate with divalent and trivalent cat ions (hard water ions) to form associations with. (b) nonionic surfactants or poly-molecules with the ability of hydrogen bonding with acids included in group (a) combined with water soluble agricultural chemicals in an agricultural spray solution.

38. A composition as in claim 37 were the nonionic surfactant include:

sugar ester type nonionic surfactants, fatty acid ester type nonionic surfactants, vegetable oil type nonionic surfactants, alcohol type nonionic surfactants, alkylphenol type nonionic surfactants, polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block polymer type nonionic surfactants, bisphenol type nonionic surfactants, polyaromatic ring type nonionic surfactants, silicone type nonionic surfactants and fluorine type nonionic surfactants.

39. The composition as claimed in claim 37, wherein said acid is sulfuric acid.

40. The composition as claimed in claim 37, wherein said acid is Sodium Bisulfate

41. The composition as claimed in claim 37, wherein said acid is perchloric acid.

42. The composition as claimed in claim 37, wherein said acid is hydrobromic acid.

43. The composition as claimed in claim 37, wherein said acid is hydroiodic acid.

44. The composition as claimed in claim 37, wherein acid is hydrochloric acid.

45. The composition as claimed in claim 37, wherein said acid is muriatic acid.

46. The composition as claimed in claim 37, wherein said acid is nitric acid.

47. The composition as claimed in claim 37, wherein said agricultural chemicals are anionic herbicides, fungicides, miticides, insecticides and plant growth regulators.

48. The composition as claimed in claim 37, wherein said agricultural chemicals are natural acidic herbicides, fungicides, miticides, insecticides and plant growth regulators.

49. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said herbicide is a chlorinated carboxylic acid herbicide.

50. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said herbicide is glyphosate or a salt thereof.

51. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said herbicide is glufosinate or a salt thereof.

52. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said synthetic auxin is chloramben or dicamba or salts thereof.

53. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is a phenoxy carboxylic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop, or mecoprop-P or salts thereof.

54. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop or mecoprop-P or salts thereof.

55. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is a pyridine carboxylic acid, clopyralid, fluroxypyr, picloram or triclopyr or salts thereof.

56. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is a quinoline carboxylic acid, quiclorac or quinmerac or salts thereof.

57. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said heribicide is bentazon or salts thereof.

58. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said herbicide is a benzonitrile is bromoxynil, ioxynil or salts thereof.

59. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said herbicide is a imidazolinone is imazamethabenz, imazapyr, imazaquin, imazethapyr, or salts thereof.

60. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said herbicide is a PPO inhibitor fluoroglycofen, fomesafen or salts thereof.

61. The composition as claimed in claim 47, wherein said herbicide is a cyclohexanedione is sethoxydim, clethodim, or salts thereof.

62. The composition as claimed in claim 48, wherein said insecticides is a orgaonophosphate is malathion, parathion, guthion, lannate and phosmet.

63. The composition as claimed in claim 48, wherein said insecticides is chloropyrifos. Dicofol and dimethoate.

64. The composition as claimed in claim 48, wherein said fungicide is captan and carzole.

65. The composition as claimed in claim 48, wherein said plant growth regulators is ethephon and Prohexadione calcium.

66. The composition as claimed in claim 48, wherein said herbicide is a Arloxyphenoxy acid is diclofop fenoxaprop, fluazifop, haloxyfop, or esters thereof

67. The composition as claimed in claim 48, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is a phenoxy carboxylic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop, or mecoprop-P or esters thereof.

68. The composition as claimed in claim 48, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin is 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop or mecoprop-P or esters thereof.