# US 10,440,948 B2 · Choline chloride in liquid guar formulations > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,440,948 B2 - Document ID: US10440948B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/446,287 - Filed: 2017-03-01 - Published: 2017-06-22 - Granted: 2019-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2014-07-07 - Assignees: Rhodia Operations - Applicants: Rhodia Operations - Inventors: Michelle McKnight; Leahann Iannotta; Thomas Ruch; Marc Balastre - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10440948B2 ## CPC - A01N 25/04: Dispersions, {emulsions, suspoemulsions, suspension concentrates} or gels (foams A01N25/16) - A01N 25/30: characterised by the surfactants - C09K 8/03: Specific additives for general use in well-drilling compositions - A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS - C09K: MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE ## Abstract A concentrated adjuvant composition comprises an incompletely hydrated water-soluble polymer suspended in a liquid medium, a suspension agent and a hydration inhibitor component. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A concentrated adjuvant composition, comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of the composition: greater than 1.8 parts by weight of an incompletely hydrated water-soluble polymer suspended in a liquid medium; a hydration inhibitor component comprising choline bicarbonate, choline dihydrogen citrate, choline bitarate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, potassium carbonate, or any combination thereof; and a suspending agent in an amount effective to impart shear thinning properties to the composition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1 wherein the hydration inhibitor component comprises choline bicarbonate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1 wherein the hydration inhibitor component comprises choline dihydrogen citrate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1 further comprising glycerine, a water conditioning agent, one or more surfactants, or a mixture thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1 wherein the water-soluble polymer is a cationic hydroxypropyl guar or a cationic guar. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the suspending agent is selected from fumed silica, inorganic colloidal or colloid-forming particles, rheology modifier polymers, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1 wherein the water-soluble polymer is a water-soluble polysaccharide and wherein the hydration inhibitor component is present in an amount effective to inhibit hydration of the water-soluble polysaccharide in the aqueous medium and wherein the hydration inhibitor component further comprises at least one of: one or more surfactant compounds, one or more water-soluble non-surfactant salts, or one or more water dispersible organic solvents. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, further comprising a pesticide active ingredient, wherein the water-soluble polymer enhances delivery of the pesticide active ingredient from the liquid medium to a target substrate. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the liquid medium is an aqueous liquid medium that comprises water or water and a water immiscible organic liquid, and wherein the composition is in the form of an emulsion, a microemulsion, or a suspoemulsion. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein: the water-soluble polymer is selected from polyacrylamide polymers, non-derivatized guar polymers, derivatized guar polymers, and mixtures thereof, and the suspending agent is selected from fumed silicas, inorganic colloidal or colloid-forming particles, rheology modifier polymers, water-soluble polysaccharide polymers other than the non-derivatized or derivatized guar polymer, and mixtures thereof. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition exhibits a viscosity of less than 10 Pa·s at a shear rate of greater than or equal to 10 s−1. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises, based on 100 parts by weight of the composition, greater than 2 parts by weight of an incompletely hydrated water-soluble polymer suspended in a liquid medium. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition comprises, based on 100 parts by weight of the composition, greater than 2.4 parts by weight of an incompletely hydrated water-soluble polymer suspended in a liquid medium. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition is free or substantially free of ammonium-containing compounds. ### Claim 15 A concentrated adjuvant composition, comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of the composition, from about 1 to about 20 parts by weight of a guar polymer suspended in aqueous medium, said guar polymer having a weight average molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 5,000,000 grams per mole; a hydration inhibitor component comprising choline bicarbonate, choline dihydrogen citrate, choline bitarate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, potassium carbonate, or any combination thereof; wherein said composition exhibits: (a) a viscosity of greater than or equal to 5 Pa·s at a shear rate of less than 0.01 s−1, and (b) a viscosity of less than 5 Pa·s at a shear rate of greater than 10 s−1. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The composition of claim 15 wherein the guar polymer comprises from about 2 parts to about 12 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composition. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The composition of claim 15 wherein the guar polymer comprises from about 2 parts to about 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the composition. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The composition of claim 15 wherein the water-soluble polymer is a cationic hydroxypropyl guar or a cationic guar. ### Claim 19 A method for making a concentrated adjuvant composition that comprises a mixture of an aqueous liquid medium, an incompletely hydrated water-soluble polymer dispersed in the aqueous liquid medium, and a hydration inhibitor component for inhibiting hydration of the water-soluble polymer, comprising: contacting the hydration inhibitor component with the aqueous liquid medium, and contacting the water-soluble polymer with the mixture of aqueous liquid and a hydration inhibitor component to disperse the water-soluble polymer, wherein the hydration inhibitor component comprises choline bicarbonate, choline dihydrogen citrate, choline bitarate, potassium hydrogen phosphate, potassium carbonate, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 further comprising contacting a suspending agent with at least one of the aqueous liquid medium, the water-soluble polymer, or the hydration inhibitor component. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 wherein the water-soluble polymer is a cationic hydroxypropyl guar or a cationic guar. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 further comprising contacting an agricultural pesticide compound to the composition.