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US 5,961,886 AGranted
Cut flower preservative slurry composition
AssigneeSuntory Limited
InventorsMasaki Hashimoto, Takaharu Tanaka
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Abstract
A cut flower preservative slurry composition comprising a water insoluble or hardly soluble cut flower preservative component and a dispersing agent for dispersing the preservative component in water to form a slurry.
Claims34
A method for making a cut flower preservative composition comprising:
- adding into water a cut flower preservative slurry composition comprising a water insoluble or hardly soluble cut flower preservative component which is selected from the group consisting of a silver, copper or zinc-carrying apatite, zeolite, phosphate salts, silica, alumina, and activated carbon, insoluble inorganic silver compounds, insoluble organic ethylene inhibitors, and insoluble organic antibacterials and a dispersing agent for dispersing the preservative component in water.
A method for preserving a cut flower comprising:
- adding into water a cut flower preservative slurry composition comprising a water insoluble or hardly soluble cut flower preservative component, which is selected from the group consisting of a silver, copper or zinc-carrying apatite, zeolite, phosphate salts, silica, alumina, and activated carbon, insoluble inorganic silver compounds, insoluble organic ethylene inhibitors, and insoluble organic antibacterial, and a dispersing agent for dispersing the preservative component in water, wherein a cut flower is present in said water or a cut flower is added to said water.
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