Oil-soluble plant micronutrients
AssigneeHuntsman Petrochemical Corporation
InventorMatthew T. Meredith
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an agricultural adjuvant composition comprising a substantially oil soluble micronutrient salt and an oil. The micronutrient is especially useful as a fertilizer. Accordingly, the adjuvant composition can be combined with a pesticide, for example a water soluble pesticide, to form an agrochemical formulation for application on and delivery of micronutrients to fertilize plants and for killing, inhibiting or repelling pests.
Claims20
An adjuvant composition comprising (a) a micronutrient salt obtained from the reaction of a metal-containing compound comprising boron, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, zinc or a mixture thereof and an organic acid comprising a sulfonic acid, a carboxylic acid, a phosphorus acid, a boric acid or a mixture thereof and (b) an oil, wherein the organic acid comprises a number of carbon atoms to render the micronutrient salt that is formed substantially oil soluble.
An adjuvant composition comprising (a) 0.01% by weight to 20% by weight of a substantially oil soluble micronutrient salt obtained from the reaction of a metal-containing compound comprising boron, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, selenium, zinc or a mixture thereof and an organic acid comprising a sulfonic acid, a carboxylic acid, a phosphorus acid, a boric acid or a mixture thereof and (b) 0.01% by weight to 45% by weight of an oil, where the % by weight is based on the total weight of the adjuvant composition.
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