METHODS FOR MANAGING HERBICIDE VAPORIZATION
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1. A method for conditioning water in an agricultural spray mixture comprising at least one herbicide wherein vaporization of the herbicide is either not increased or is reduced comprising:
- (a) providing an aqueous solution comprising at least one herbicide selected from the group consisting of dicamba and 2,4-D;
(b) providing an adjuvant consisting essentially of an effective amount of a mineral acid selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, perchloric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrobromic acid, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid and a polyamine surfactant combined in an agricultural spray solution wherein said adjuvant does not contain ammonium sulfate (AMS);
(c) mixing a ratio equivalent to 1 quart to 2 gallons of the adjuvant of (b) to 100 gallons of (a); and
(d) maintaining the pH of the mixture of (a) and (b) at a pH above 2.3.
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The present disclosure relates generally to the field of methods for conditioning water in the preparation of agricultural sprays for application of herbicides. The methods further relate to drift reduction of such agricultural sprays. In particular, while providing water conditioning and potentially drift reduction as well, the methods do not increase or effectively reduce vaporization of the herbicides carried within the agricultural sprays.
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1. A method for conditioning water in an agricultural spray mixture comprising at least one herbicide wherein vaporization of the herbicide is either not increased or is reduced comprising:
- (a) providing an aqueous solution comprising at least one herbicide selected from the group consisting of dicamba and 2,4-D;
(b) providing an adjuvant consisting essentially of an effective amount of a mineral acid selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, perchloric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrobromic acid, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid and a polyamine surfactant combined in an agricultural spray solution wherein said adjuvant does not contain ammonium sulfate (AMS);
(c) mixing a ratio equivalent to 1 quart to 2 gallons of the adjuvant of (b) to 100 gallons of (a); and
(d) maintaining the pH of the mixture of (a) and (b) at a pH above 2.3. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
- (a) providing an aqueous solution comprising at least one herbicide selected from the group consisting of dicamba and 2,4-D;
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16. A method for conditioning water in an agricultural spray mixture comprising at least one herbicide wherein vaporization of the herbicide is either not increased or is reduced comprising:
- (a) providing an aqueous solution comprising at least one herbicide selected from the group consisting of dicamba and 2,4-D;
(b) providing an adjuvant consisting essentially of an effective amount of a mineral acid selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, perchloric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrobromic acid, hydrochloric acid and nitric acid, a polyamine surfactant and an antifoam agent combined in an agricultural spray solution wherein said adjuvant does not contain ammonium sulfate (AMS);
(c) mixing a ratio equivalent to 1 quart to 2 gallons of the adjuvant of (b) to 100 gallons of (a); and
(d) maintaining the pH of the mixture of (a) and (b) at a pH above 2.3.
- (a) providing an aqueous solution comprising at least one herbicide selected from the group consisting of dicamba and 2,4-D;
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18. A method for conditioning water in and reducing drift of an agricultural spray mixture comprising at least one herbicide wherein vaporization of the herbicide is either not increased or is reduced comprising:
- (a) providing an aqueous solution comprising at least one herbicide selected from the group consisting of dicamba and 2,4-D;
(b) providing a water conditioning adjuvant comprising an amine surfactant and a concentrated mineral acid selected from the group consisting of sulfuric acid, perchloric acid, hydroiodic acid, hydrobromic acid, hydrochloric acid, and nitric acid; and
a drift reduction agent selected from the group consisting of at least one phospholipid, vegetable colloids, non-derivatized guar gum, non-cationic derivatized guar gum, cationic guar gum, polyethylene oxides, poly (vinyl pyrrolidones), polyacrylamides, a non-ionic emulsifier, a cationic emulsifier which is not an amine surfactant, and an anionic emulsifier; and
(c) mixing the aqueous solution of (a) with the adjuvant of (b). - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
- (a) providing an aqueous solution comprising at least one herbicide selected from the group consisting of dicamba and 2,4-D;
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