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METHODS FOR MANAGING HERBICIDE VAPORIZATION

  • US 20190313640A1
  • Filed: 06/19/2017
  • Published: 10/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2016
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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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