Dry, water-soluble, substituted phenoxy and/or benzoic acid herbicidal compositions and method of preparing same
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1. A method of preparing a dry, water-soluble, substituted phenoxy and/or benzoic acid herbicide powder composition consisting essentially of the steps of:
- providing a first quantity of dry, powder particles of a substantially solid herbicidal agent selected from the group consisting of herbicidally active phenoxy acids and substituted herbicidally active benzoic acids, which are not readily soluble in water;
providing a second quantity of dry, solid powder particles consisting essentially of a solubilization medium for the herbicidal agent and selected from the group consisting of diammonium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate and disodium phosphate,said first and second quantities of the herbicidal agent and the solubilization medium being the predominate constituents of the composition,there being at least one mole of solubilization medium for each mole of herbicidal agent; and
dry blending the herbicidal agent and the solubilization medium in powdered form without changing the physical state of the particles to retain the discrete particulate character of each of said first and second quantities of said particles, and in the absence of chemical reaction between said herbicidal agent and said solubilization medium to produce a relatively uniform dry mixture thereof,a sufficient quantity of the phosphate solubilization medium being provided in the dry blended mixture in relationship to the quantity of herbicidal agent combined therewith to cause the powdered dry blended mixture to substantially dissolve in water during preparation by the applicator of a herbicidal solution which contains an adequate proportion of the herbicidal agent to provide from about 0.1% to about 21/2% by weight of the active herbicidal agent in the herbicidal solution.
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A dry, water-soluble, substituted phenoxy and/or benzoic acid herbicide is prepared by dry blending the herbicide in acid form with a dry solid solubilization medium selected from the group consisting of diammonium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate, and disodium phosphate. At least about 1.15 moles of the medium are provided for each mole of active herbicidal agent in the initially dry blended mixture.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of preparing a dry, water-soluble, substituted phenoxy and/or benzoic acid herbicide powder composition consisting essentially of the steps of:
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providing a first quantity of dry, powder particles of a substantially solid herbicidal agent selected from the group consisting of herbicidally active phenoxy acids and substituted herbicidally active benzoic acids, which are not readily soluble in water; providing a second quantity of dry, solid powder particles consisting essentially of a solubilization medium for the herbicidal agent and selected from the group consisting of diammonium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate and disodium phosphate, said first and second quantities of the herbicidal agent and the solubilization medium being the predominate constituents of the composition, there being at least one mole of solubilization medium for each mole of herbicidal agent; and dry blending the herbicidal agent and the solubilization medium in powdered form without changing the physical state of the particles to retain the discrete particulate character of each of said first and second quantities of said particles, and in the absence of chemical reaction between said herbicidal agent and said solubilization medium to produce a relatively uniform dry mixture thereof, a sufficient quantity of the phosphate solubilization medium being provided in the dry blended mixture in relationship to the quantity of herbicidal agent combined therewith to cause the powdered dry blended mixture to substantially dissolve in water during preparation by the applicator of a herbicidal solution which contains an adequate proportion of the herbicidal agent to provide from about 0.1% to about 21/2% by weight of the active herbicidal agent in the herbicidal solution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of preparing a phenoxy and/or benzoic acid herbicide solution consisting essentially of the steps of:
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adding to a volume of water, a dry powdered herbicidal composition containing a first quantity of dry, powder particles of a substantially solid herbicidal agent selected from a group consisting of substituted herbicidally active phenoxy acids and substituted herbicidally active benzoic acids, which alone are not readily soluble in water, and a second quantity of dry, solid powdered particles of a solubilization medium for the herbicidal agent and selected from the group consisting of diammonium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate and disodium phosphate, said first and second quantities of the herbicidal agent and the solubilization medium being the predominate constituents of the composition, having been subjected only to dry blending in powdered form without changing the physical state of the particles to retain the discrete particulate character of each of said first and second quantities of said particles, and in the absence of chemical reaction between said herbicidal agent and said solubilization medium, there being a sufficient quantity of the phosphate medium present to provide at least about one mole thereof for each mole of active herbicidal agent in the dry blended mixture; adding a sufficient quantity of the powdered dry blended admixture of the herbicidal agent and the phosphate solubilization medium to the volume of water to cause the powdered dry blended mixture dissolved in the water to provide from about 0.1% to about 21/2% by weight of the active herbicidal agent in the herbicidal solution; and agitating the water containing the herbicidal agent and the solubilization medium for a time period sufficient to effect substantial dissolution of the agent and the medium in the volume of water.
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14. A dry, water-soluble substituted phenoxy and/or benzoic acid herbicide powder composition consisting essentially of:
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a dry blended admixture of a first quantity of dry, powder particles of a substantially solid herbicidal agent selected from the group consisting of substituted herbicidally active phenoxy acids and substituted herbicidally active benzoic acids, which alone are not readily soluble in water, and a second quantity of dry, powder particles of a solubilization medium for the herbicidal agent and selected from the group consisting of diammonium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate and disodium phosphate, said first and second quantities of the herbicidal agent and the solubilization medium being the predominate constituents of the composition, there being at least one mole of solubilization medium for each mole of herbicidal agent, said herbicidal agent and the solubilization medium having been dry blended in powdered form without changing the physical state of the particles to retain the discrete particulate character of each of said first and second quantities of said particles, and in the absence of chemical reaction between said herbicidal agent and said solubilization medium to form a relatively uniform dry mixture thereof, there being a sufficient quantity of the phosphate medium in the dry blended mixture in relationship to the quantity of herbicidal combined therewith such that the dry blended powder mixture will dissolve in water during preparation of a herbicidal solution therefrom that contains an adequate proportion of the herbicidal agent to provide from about 0.1 to about 21/2% by weight of the active herbicidal agent in the herbicidal solution. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A dry, water-soluble substituted phenoxy and/or benzoic acid herbicide powder composition consisting essentially of;
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a dry blended mixture on a parts by weight basis of about 32 parts of dry, solid powder particles of 2,4-D, 15 parts of dry, solid powder particles of MCPP, 3 parts of dry, solid powder particles of dicamba, and 45 parts of diammonium phosphate said 2,4-D, MCPP, dicamba and diammonium phosphate having been dry blended in powdered form without changing the physical state of the particles to retain the discrete particulate character thereof, and in the absence of chemical reaction between said 2,4-D, MCPP and dicamba with the diammonium phosphate to form a relatively uniform dry mixture thereof.
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27. A dry, water-soluble substituted phenoxy and/or benzoic acid herbicide powder composition consisting essentially of;
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a dry blended mixture on a parts by weight basis of about 31 parts of dry, solid powder particles of 2,4-D, 16 parts of dry, solid powder particles of MCPP, 3 parts of dry, solid particles of dicamba, and 46 parts of diammonium phosphate said 2,4-D, MCPP, dicamba and diammonium phosphate having been dry blended in powdered form without changing the physical state of the particles to retain the discrete particulate character thereof, and in the absence of chemical reaction between said 2,4-D, MCPP and dicamba with the diammonium phosphate to form a relatively uniform dry mixture thereof;
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28. A dry, water-soluble substituted phenoxy acid herbicide powder composition consisting essentially of;
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a dry blended mixture on a parts by weight basis of about 50 parts of dry, solid powder particles of MCPA, and 46 parts of diammonium phosphate said MCPA and diammonium phosphate having been dry blended in powdered form without changing the physical state of the particles to retain the discrete particulate character thereof, and in the absence of chemical reaction between said MCPA with the diammonium phosphate to form a relatively uniform dry mixture thereof.
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29. A dry, water-soluble substituted benzoic acid herbicide powder composition consisting essentially of;
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a dry blended mixture on a parts by weight basis of about 50 parts of dry, solid powder particles of dicamba, and 41 parts of diammonium phosphate said dicamba and diammonium phosphate having been dry blended in powdered form without changing the physical state of the particles to retain the discrete particulate character thereof, and in the absence of chemical reaction between said dicamba with the diammonium phosphate to form a relatively uniform dry mixture thereof.
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30. A dry, water-soluble substituted phenoxy acid herbicide powder composition consisting essentially of;
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a dry blended mixture on a parts by weight basis of about 50 parts of dry, solid powder particles of 2,4-D, and 46 parts of diammonium phosphate said 2,4-D and diammonium phosphate having been dry blended in powdered form without changing the physical state of the particles to retain the discrete particulate character thereof, and in the absence of chemical reaction between said 2,4-D with the diammonium phosphate to form a relatively uniform dry mixture thereof.
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31. A dry, water-soluble substituted phenoxy acid herbicide powder composition consisting essentially of;
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a dry blended mixture on a parts by weight basis of about 50 parts of dry, solid powder particles of MCPA, and 45 parts of disodium phosphate said MCPA and disodium phosphate having been dry blended in powdered form without changing the physical state of the particles to retain the discrete particulate character thereof, and in the absence of chemical reaction between said MCPA with the disodium phosphate to form a relatively uniform dry mixture thereof.
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