Water-in-oil emulsifiers for slow release fertilizers using tertiary alkanol amines
AssigneeThe Lubrizol Corporation
InventorsRichard W. Jahnke, John W. Forsberg, Nils O. Pearson
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Abstract
A non-explosive water in oil emulsion fertilizer composition is provided which comprises: a discontinuous aqueous phase comprising at least one fertilizer component; a continuous oil phase; an emulsifier comprising the reaction product of at least one hydrocarbyl substituted succinic anhydride acylating agent and at least one tertiary alkanol amine.
Claims18
A non-explosive water-in-oil emulsion fertilizer composition comprising:
- a discontinuous aqueous phase comprising at least one fertilizer component;
- a continuous oil phase;
- an emulsifier comprising the ester salt reaction product of at least one hydrocarbyl substituted succinic anhydride acylating agent and at least one tertiary alkanol amine.
A fertilizer emulsion according to claim I wherein the continuous phase is a mineral oil.
A fertilizer emulsion according to claim I wherein the continuous phase is a vegetable oil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.