Herbicidal compositions
AssigneeHoms, LLC
InventorAllen L. Jones, Jr.
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Abstract
Herbicidal and pest-control compositions are variously described, including soaps as well as free fatty acids as active ingredients. The disclosed compositions may be constituted in a concentrated form, or the composition may be further diluted for application. Herbicidal compositions of the disclosure may be employed to selectively target unwanted vegetation without a systemic mode of action, and may be used to control a wide variety of unwanted plants, e.g., weeds, woody brush, trees, and/or grasses, in a locus that contains or is susceptible to emergence thereof.
Claims24
An aqueous herbicidal composition, comprising:
- (i) a medium chain triglyceride (MCT) oil-based soap;
- (ii) free fatty acids including at least C8 and C10 free fatty acids;
- (iii) glycerin;
- and
- (iv) citric acid or acetic acid,
- wherein the composition has at least one of the following characteristics (A) and (B):
- (A) said free fatty acids comprising from 2 weight percent to 50 weight percent C8 free fatty acid;
- from 2 weight percent to 50 weight percent C10 free fatty acid;
- and from 0 weight percent to 8 weight percent C12 free fatty acid, based on the total weight of the C8 free fatty acid, the C10 free fatty acid, and the C12 free fatty acid, wherein the weight percentages of the C8 free fatty acid, the C10 free fatty acid, and the C12 free fatty acid total to 100 weight percent;
- and
- (B) a pH in a range of from 3 to 5.
An aqueous herbicidal composition, comprising:
- (i) a medium chain triglyceride (MCT) oil-based soap;
- (ii) free fatty acids including at least C8 and C10 free fatty acids;
- (iii) glycerin;
- (iv) citric acid or acetic acid;
- (v) lauric acid;
- and
- (vi) glycerol monostearate,
- wherein the composition has at least one of the following characteristics (A) and (B):
- (A) said free fatty acids comprising from 2 weight percent to 50 weight percent C8 free fatty acid;
- from 2 weight percent to 50 weight percent C10 free fatty acid;
- and from 0 weight percent to 8 weight percent C12 free fatty acid, based on the total weight of the C8 free fatty acid, the C10 free fatty acid, and the C12 free fatty acid, wherein the weight percentages of the C8 free fatty acid, the C10 free fatty acid, and the C12 free fatty acid total to 100 weight percent;
- and
- (B) a pH in a range of from 3 to 5.
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