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US 12,459,873 B2Granted
Liquid formulations of urease inhibitors for fertilizers
AssigneeSoilgenic Technologies, LLC
InventorsGary David McKnight, David Bruce Parker, Yang Zehni, Ray Perkins, Wei Xu
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Abstract
An improved solvent system for the formulation and application of N-alkyl thiophosphoric triamide urease inhibitors. These formulations provide safety and performance benefits relative to existing alternatives and enable storage, transport and subsequent coating or blending with urea based or organic based fertilizers. These formulations are comprised primarily of environmentally friendly aprotic and protic solvents (particularly dimethyl sulfoxide and alcohols/polyols) to stabilize the urease inhibitor.
Claims21
A composition comprising:
- a) one or more urease inhibitors,
- b) a first solvent, and
- c) one or more solvents selected from the group consisting of:
- i) a second solvent, ii) a third solvent, and iii) combinations thereof,
- wherein said first solvent is one or more members selected from the group consisting of:
- i. dimethyl sulfoxide, and
- ii. one or more sulfoxide(s) of the structure:
- R9S(O)xR10
- wherein
- 1) R9 and R10 are each independently a C1-C6 alkylene group, an aryl group or C1-C3 alkylenearyl group, or
- R9 and R10 with the sulfur to which they are attached form a 4 to 8 membered ring wherein R9 and R10 together are a C1-C6 alkylene group which optionally contains one or more atoms selected from the group consisting of O, S, Se, Te, N, and Pin the ring, and
- 2) x=1
- wherein said second solvent comprises one or more aprotic solvents that are not identical to the first solvent,
- wherein said third solvent comprises one or more protic solvents,
- wherein said one or more urease inhibitors comprise one or more phosphoramides;
- and
- wherein said one or more urease inhibitors are dissolved in said first solvent in combination with said second solvent and/or said third solvent.
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