Agricultural adjuvant
AssigneeOro Agri, Inc.
InventorsSara Alexandra Valadas Silva Monteiro, Carol Pullen
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Abstract
An agricultural adjuvant including at least one polyphenol containing natural or synthetic oil composition, the oil including blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum) seed oil. The agricultural adjuvant also includes at least one anionic surfactant, at least one nonionic surfactant, and at least one pH adjuster. The agricultural adjuvant may also include water and/or additives. The agricultural adjuvant may be provided as a stable concentrate form and a stable diluted form which is an emulsion Methods of manufacturing the agricultural adjuvant, uses thereof, and agricultural compositions including the agricultural adjuvant are also included.
Claims5
An agricultural adjuvant, comprising:
- black currant (Ribes nigrum) seed oil in an amount between 2 wt. % and 10 wt. %;
- dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid in an amount between 5 wt. % and 10 wt %;
- sodium laurel ether sulphate (SLES) in an amount between 15 wt. % and 20 wt. %;
- a primary or secondary alcohol (C11-C15) ethoxylate, in an amount of between 5 wt. % to 10 wt. %;
- at least one pH adjuster selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide and citric acid monohydrate in an amount of between 1 wt. % to 3 wt. %, wherein the wt. % is a total for the adjuvant;
- at least one additive selected from the group consisting of a preservative, stabilizer, antioxidant, and combination thereof, wherein the preservative is at least one of 1,2 benzisothiazolin-3-one and 2-phenoxyethanol in an amount between 0.4 wt. % and 1.5 wt. %, the stabilizer is urea in an amount between 0.5 wt. % and 1.5 wt. %, and the antioxidant is butylhydroxytoluene in an amount between 0.1 wt. % and 0.5 wt. %;
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- water from 50 to 60 wt. %.
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