Stabilized dcd and/or alkyl thiophosphoric triamide solvent systems and use in agricultural applications
AssigneeRhodia Operations
InventorsHong LIU, Jiamin WU, Andre GOMES, Krish SHANMUGA, Zhiyun CHEN
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Abstract
An inhibitor composition contains alkyl thiophosphoric triamide (or a mixture of alkyl thiophosphoric triamide and dicyandiamide),dissolved in a liquid medium comprising at least one organic solvent, at least one amine stabilizer and, optionally, at least one dye and/or at least one odor masking agent, is useful in making fertilizer compositions and in a method of fertilizing target plants.
Claims28
A stable liquid agricultural composition comprising
- 10 to 40 wt. % at least one urease inhibitor, wherein the urease inhibitor comprises alkyl thiophosphoric triamide;
- a solvent blend comprising a mixture of triethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol;
- optionally, dimethyl sulfoxide;
- optionally, at least one nitrification inhibitor;
- optionally, at least one co-solvent selected from the group consisting of:
- (a) at least one dioxolane compound of formula (II.b):
- wherein R6 and R7 individually comprises a hydrogen, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, or a phenyl group, wherein n is an integer of from 1 to 10;
- and (b) at least one compound of formula (III):
- R3OOC-A-CONR4R5 (III),
- wherein R3 comprises a C1-C36 alkyl group;
- wherein R4 and R5 individually comprise a C1-C36 alkyl group, wherein R4 and R5 can optionally together form a ring;
- and wherein A is a linear or a branched divalent C2-C12 alkyl group;
- and
- optionally, an amine stabilizer according to formula (IV):
- wherein R1 is H, CH3, CH2CH3, or a branched or linear C2-C5 alkyl group;
- R2 is H, CH3, CH2CH3, or a branched or linear C2-C5 alkyl group;
- R3 is H, CH3 or a branched or linear C2-C5 alkyl group;
- and R4 is H, CH3 or a branched or linear C2-C5 alkyl group.
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A stable liquid agricultural composition comprising, by weight of composition:
- greater than 25 to less than 30 wt % of a urease inhibitor;
- a solvent blend comprising a) a mixture of triethylene glycol and b) propylene glycol;
- optionally, a dye;
- and
- optionally, an odor masking agent.
A stable liquid agricultural composition comprising, by weight of composition:
- 10 to less than 30 wt % of a urease inhibitor;
- a solvent blend comprising a mixture of glycol derivatives;
- optionally, a dye;
- and
- optionally, an odor masking agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.