Oil-in-water emulsions

Abstract

The present invention relates to oil-in-water emulsions comprising 0.001-70% by weight, preferably from 0.5 to 45% by weight, of at least one active substance from the class of the phosphates and/or carbamates, from 0.001-20% by weight, preferably from 0.1-10% by weight, of at least one salt of an aryl polyglycol ether phosphate of the formula I ##STR1## in which each R.sup.1, independently of the others, is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.15 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.8 -C.sub.24 -aryl or C.sub.6 -C.sub.24 -alkaryl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen, --O--C.sub.1 -C.sub.24 -alkyl, --O--C.sub.5 --C.sub.15 -cycloalkyl, --O--C.sub.6 -C.sub.18 -aryl or A, M is an alkali metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion or ammonium ion of the formula HN(R.sup.3).sub.3, where each R.sup.3, independently of the others, is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.15 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.18 -aryl or a group of the formula --(CH.sub.2).sub.z --OH in which z is a number from 1 to 10, x is a number from 0 to 80 and y is a number from 0 to 50, the sum of x and y not being zero, and, to make up to 100% by weight, water and, if desired, solvents and/or additives. These oil-in-water emulsions are preferably employed in agriculture and in horticulture, in the domestic and hygiene sectors and/or in the medical sector.

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