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US 2006/0040828 A1Published application
Biologically active formulation containing polyethyleneimine and its derivatives
OwnerJianhua Mao, Timothy Andersoninventors
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Abstract
A pesticide composition containing: (a) a polyaliphatic amine and/or its derivative; and (b) a biologically active component selected from the group consisting of insecticides, insect repellents, fungicides, bactericides, bacteriostats, herbicides, plant growth regulators, and mixtures thereof.
Claims14
1:
- A pesticide composition comprising:
- (a) a polyaliphatic amine corresponding to formula I:
- wherein R1, R4 and R6, independently, represent hydrogen or a C1-C30 alkyl or alkenyl group;
- (OR2)n, (OR3)l and (OR5)m, independently, represent a random polyalkoxide group, or a block polyalkoxide group;
- R2, R3 and R5, independently, represent a C2-C6 alkyl group;
- n, m and l, independently, represent a number up to 100, r is a number up to 2;
- a, b, c, d and e, independently, represent a number from 1-12, x, y and z represent a number up to 100 and f represents a number of from 0 to 49,999;
- (b) a biologically active component selected from the group consisting of insecticides, insect repellents, fungicides, bactericides, bacteriostats, herbicides, plant growth regulators, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (c) optionally carriers and auxiliaries.
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2:
- The composition of claim 1 in the form of a concentrate wherein component (a) is present in an amount of from about 1 to about 40% by weight, and component (b) is present in an amount of from about 3 to about 95% by weight, all weights being based on the weight of the composition.
3:
- The composition of claim 1 in the form of a concentrate wherein component (a) is present in an amount of from about 4 to about 25% by weight, and component (b) is present in an amount of from about 20 to about 80% by weight, all weights being based on the weight of the composition.
4:
- The composition of claim 1 in the form of a concentrate wherein component (a) is present in an amount of from about 7 to about 10% by weight, and component (b) is present in an amount of from about 30 to about 65% by weight, all weights being based on the weight of the composition.
5:
- The composition of claim 1 wherein the polyaliphatic amine comprises polyethyleneimine of the formula (II) wherein f is a number of from 1 to 30.
6:
- The composition of claim 1 wherein the biologically active component comprises glyphosate.
7:
- The composition of claim 1 wherein the biologically active component comprises a salt of glyphosate selected from the group consisting of potassium salt, monoethanol amine salt, diethanol amine salts, trimethylsulfonium salt, isopropyl amine salt and mixtures thereof.
8:
- A process for treating an agricultural substrate comprising contacting the substrate with a biologically active composition comprising:
- (a) a polyaliphatic amine of the formula I:
- wherein R1, R4 and R6, independently, represent hydrogen or a C1-C30 alkyl or alkenyl group;
- (OR2)n, (OR3)l and (OR5)m, independently, represent a random polyalkoxide group, or a block polyalkoxide group;
- R2, R3 and R5, independently, represent a C2-C6 alkyl group;
- n, m and l, independently, represent a number up to 100, r is a number up to 2;
- a, b, c, d and e, independently, represent a number from 1-12, x, y and z represent a number up to 100;
- and f is a number of from 0 to 49,999.
- (b) a biologically active component selected from the group consisting of insecticides, insect repellents, fungicides, bactericides, bacteriostats, herbicides, plant growth regulators, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (c) optionally carriers and auxiliaries.
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- The process of claim 8 wherein component (a) is present in an amount of from about 0.0001% to about 4.0% by weight, and component (b) is present in an amount of from about .00001% to about 9.5% by weight, all weights being based on the weight of the composition.
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- The process of claim 8 wherein component (a) is present in an amount of from about 0.004% to about 2.5% by weight, and component (b) is present in an amount of from about .0001% to about 3.5% by weight, all weights being based on the weight of the composition.
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- The process of claim 8 wherein component (a) is present in an amount of from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight, and component (b) is present in an amount of from about .0015% to about 1.5% by weight, all weights being based on the weight of the composition.
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- The process of claim 8 wherein the polyaliphatic amine is polyethyleneimine of formula (II) wherein f is a member of from 1 to 30.
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- The process of claim 8 wherein the biologically active component is glyphosate.
14:
- The process of claim 8 wherein the biologically active component comprises a salt of glyphosate selected from the group consisting of potassium salt, monoethanol amine salt, diethanol amine salt, trimethylsulfonium salt, isopropyl amine salt and mixtures thereof.