Method and compound for removing flora from sewer lines
First Claim
1. A root killing herbicide and formulation which may be applied to any plant root parts and sewer pipe surfaces and joints, in any application process in which it is applied to and adheres to the roots, pipe surfaces, and joints thereby effecting root kill and preventing new root growth into the pipe long term, comprising;
- a herbicidea dry acida carbonatea Latex polymer bindera organosilicone adjuvanta seed crop oila surfactant mixed with said alkali carbonatea dry acid mixed with the above whereby foam is produced and used to distribute said herbicide onto roots, pipe surfaces and joints.
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Abstract
This invention relates to the application of herbicides in sewer lines to kill tree roots inside the lines and preventing re-growth into the lines for years after application. It relates to the discovery that latex polymers, organosilicone surfactants, deposition agents and other surfactants can be used to “glue” the herbicides to pipe surfaces. This discovery allows the use of plant killing herbicides to treat roots in sewer lines—killing them—which results in their subsequent removal by decay and erosion processes. It also allows for the use of the herbicides to prevent re-growth back into the sewer lines by applying the herbicides in a compound which adheres to the sewer line surfaces and forms a long term coating on the pipe and joint surfaces where the roots might attempt to grow back in. The compound resists erosion and washing away preventing long term root re-infestations in the sewer lines.
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1. A root killing herbicide and formulation which may be applied to any plant root parts and sewer pipe surfaces and joints, in any application process in which it is applied to and adheres to the roots, pipe surfaces, and joints thereby effecting root kill and preventing new root growth into the pipe long term, comprising;
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a herbicide a dry acid a carbonate a Latex polymer binder a organosilicone adjuvant a seed crop oil a surfactant mixed with said alkali carbonate a dry acid mixed with the above whereby foam is produced and used to distribute said herbicide onto roots, pipe surfaces and joints. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of killing and inhibiting growth of roots in sewer lines comprising:
- pouring, flushing or mechanically delivering a phytocidally effective quantity of the following compounds;
a herbicide a dry acid a carbonate a Latex polymer binder a organosilicone adjuvant a seed crop oil a surfactant mixed with said alkali carbonate and said acid whereby foam is produced and used to distribute said herbicide onto roots, pipe surfaces and joints. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- pouring, flushing or mechanically delivering a phytocidally effective quantity of the following compounds;
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