CATIONIC POLYMERS COMPRISING A HYDROPHOBIC GROUP AS DEPOSITION ENHANCERS FOR PESTICIDES AND CROP PRODUCTION CHEMICALS
First Claim
1. An aqueous composition comprising from 0.005 to 0.45 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition, of at least one hydrophobically modified cationic polymer obtainable by performing a polymerization of the monomers:
- (i) 5 to 80 weight percent of an alkyl ester of acrylic acid or an alkyl ester of methacrylic acid, wherein the alkyl group has 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and
(ii) 5 to 80 weight percent of a monomer selected from the group consisting of a mono- or di-alkylamino alkyl(meth)acrylate, and a mono or di-alkylamino alkyl(meth)acrylamide, wherein the alkyl group has 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof; and
(iii) 0.1 to 30 weight percent of an associative monomer selected from the group consisting of;
(a) an ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable surfactant monomer, obtained by condensing a nonionic surfactant, having a C5-C32 hydrocarbyl group, with an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof; and
(b) a hydrocarbyl ester of acrylic acid or a hydrocarbyl ester of methacrylic acid, wherein the hydrocarbyl group has from 5 to 32 carbon atoms; and
(iv) 0 to 1 weight percent of a cross-linking monomer;
wherein the weight percentages of the monomers are being based on the total weight of all monomers present in the polymerization reaction; and
one or more pesticides and/or crop production chemicals.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of certain hydrophobically modified cationic polymers, prepared by polymerising an alkyl ester of acrylic acid or an alkyl ester of methacrylic acid, a nitrogen containing monomer; and an associative monomer; as deposition enhancers for pesticides and crop production chemicals, such as plant growth regulators, fertilizers and micronutrients, in aqueous solutions; an aqueous composition comprising these polymers and one or more pesticides and/or crop production chemicals, a process for preparing said aqueous composition, and the use of said composition for treatment of plants.
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1. An aqueous composition comprising from 0.005 to 0.45 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition, of at least one hydrophobically modified cationic polymer obtainable by performing a polymerization of the monomers:
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(i) 5 to 80 weight percent of an alkyl ester of acrylic acid or an alkyl ester of methacrylic acid, wherein the alkyl group has 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and (ii) 5 to 80 weight percent of a monomer selected from the group consisting of a mono- or di-alkylamino alkyl(meth)acrylate, and a mono or di-alkylamino alkyl(meth)acrylamide, wherein the alkyl group has 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof; and (iii) 0.1 to 30 weight percent of an associative monomer selected from the group consisting of; (a) an ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable surfactant monomer, obtained by condensing a nonionic surfactant, having a C5-C32 hydrocarbyl group, with an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof; and (b) a hydrocarbyl ester of acrylic acid or a hydrocarbyl ester of methacrylic acid, wherein the hydrocarbyl group has from 5 to 32 carbon atoms; and (iv) 0 to 1 weight percent of a cross-linking monomer; wherein the weight percentages of the monomers are being based on the total weight of all monomers present in the polymerization reaction; and
one or more pesticides and/or crop production chemicals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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