Water-soluble foamable insecticidally-active compositions
AssigneeS. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
InventorAlejandro Rodero
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Abstract
A water-soluble, foamable, insecticidally-active composition is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for producing such a composition. The water-soluble, foamable, insecticidally-active composition comprises an aqueous phase, an insecticidally-active toxicant, and a foam-causing ingredient. The aqueous phase comprises water. The foam-causing ingredient must be capable of dispersing the insecticidally-active toxicant throughout the aqueous phase, to produce a toxicant-in-water dispersion. The foam-causing ingredient is present in an amount effective to enable the toxicant-in-water dispersion to form-in-place a water-soluble and insecticidally-active foam. The water-soluble aspect of the foam allows dissolving the foam (utilizing sufficient water) when desired.
Claims8
A water-soluble, foamable, insecticidally-active composition comprising:
- an aqueous phase comprising water;
- an aqueous phase-dispersible and insecticidally-active toxicant;
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- an effective amount of a foam-causing ingredient which is also capable of causing the insecticidally-active toxicant to be dispersed throughout the aqueous phase so as to produce a toxicant-in-water dispersion, for causing the toxicant-in-water dispersion to form a water-soluble and insecticidally-active foam,
- wherein the composition is characterized as an insecticidally-active, water-soluble foam wherein the foam-causing ingredient is characterized as a two-component system comprising a saponifiable fatty acid, and an alkali selected from the group consisting of triethanol amine, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and morpholine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.