Agrochemically active microbial formulation
AssigneeSumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
InventorsShinya Kimura, Yoshiki Takashima, Takeshi Maruyama
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Abstract
The present invention provides an agrochemically active microbial formulation comprising a combination of an agrochemically active microbe with a specified ester compound and a surfactant, the formulation exhibiting a stable pest controlling effect with no harmful effect on a plant and having highly stable viability of the agrochemically active microbe.
Claims39
An agrochemically active microbial formulation, comprising at least one ester compound, a surfactant suitable for emulsifying the at least one ester compound and an agrochemically active microbe, wherein the at least one ester compound is selected from the following group:
- (a) an ester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of a monovalent fatty acid and a polyhydric alcohol represented by the formula (I):
- wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a hydroxymethyl group or a 2-hydroxyethyl group, and m and n are the same or different, and represent 1 or 2, provided that R1 and R2 are not a hydrogen atom at the same time;
- (b) an ester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of diglycerin and a monovalent fatty acid;
- and
- (c) a diester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of adipic acid and a monohydric alcohol,
- wherein the at least one ester compound is present in an amount of 40 to 99.8% by weight of the total weight of the agrochemically active microbial formulation.
An agrochemically active microbial formulation, comprising at least one ester compound, a surfactant suitable for emulsifying the at least one ester compound and an agrochemically active microbe, wherein the at least one ester compound is selected from the following group:
- (a) an ester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of a monovalent fatty acid and a polyhydric alcohol represented by the formula (I):
- wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a hydroxymethyl group or a 2-hydroxyethyl group, and m and n are the same or different, and represent 1 or 2, provided that R1 and R2 are not a hydrogen atom at the same time;
- (b) an ester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of diglycerin and a monovalent fatty acid, wherein the monovalent fatty acid is 2-ethylhexanoic acid, an isomer of n-octadecanoic acid, or capric acid,
- wherein the at least one ester compound is present in an amount of 40 to 99.8% by weight of the total weight of the agrochemically active microbial formulation.
A process of producing an agrochemically active microbial formulation, comprising a step of mixing at least one ester compound, a surfactant suitable for emulsifying the at least one ester compound and an agrochemically active microbe, wherein the at least one ester compound is selected from the following group:
- (a) an ester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of a monovalent fatty acid and a polyhydric alcohol represented by the formula (I):
- wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a hydroxymethyl group or a 2-hydroxyethyl group, and m and n are the same or different, and represent 1 or 2, provided that R1 and R2 are not a hydrogen atom at the same time;
- (b) an ester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of diglycerin and a monovalent fatty acid, and
- (c) a diester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of adipic acid and a monohydric alcohol, wherein the at least one ester compound is present in an amount of 40 to 99.8% by weight of the total weight of the agrochemically active microbial formulation.
An agrochemically active microbial formulation, comprising at least one ester compound, a surfactant suitable for emulsifying the ester compound and an agrochemically active microbe, wherein the at least one ester compound is selected from the following group:
- (1) an ester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of a monovalent fatty acid and a polyhydric alcohol represented by the formula (I):
- wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a hydroxymethyl group or a 2-hydroxyethyl group, and m and n are the same or different, and represent 1 or 2, provided that R1 and R2 are not a hydrogen atom at the same time;
- and
- (2) an ester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of diglycerin and a monovalent fatty acid,
- wherein the monovalent fatty acid is 2-ethylhexanoic acid, an isomer of n-octadecanoic acid, or capric acid,
- wherein the at least one ester compound is present in an amount of 40 to 99.8% by weight of the total weight of the agrochemically active microbial formulation.
A process of producing an agrochemically active microbial formulation, comprising a step of mixing at least one ester compound, a surfactant suitable for emulsifying the at least one ester compound and an agrochemically active microbe, wherein the at least one ester compound is selected from the following group:
- (a) an ester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of monovalent fatty acid and polyhydric alcohol represented by the formula (I):
- wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, and represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, an ethyl group, a hydroxymethyl group or a 2-hydroxyethyl group, and m and n are the same or different, and represent 1 or 2, provided that R1 and R2 are not a hydrogen atom at the same time;
- (b) an ester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of diglycerin and a monovalent fatty acid wherein the monovalent fatty acid is 2-ethylhexanoic acid, an isomer of n-octadecanoic acid, or capric acid, and
- wherein the at least one ester compound is present in an amount of 40 to 99.8% by weight of the total weight of the agrochemically active microbial formulation.
An agrochemically active microbial formulation, comprising at least one ester compound, a surfactant suitable for emulsifying the at least one ester compound and an agrochemically active microbe,
- wherein the at least one ester compound is selected from the following group:
- (a) a tetraester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of pentaerythritol and 2-ethylhexanoic acid,
- (b) a triester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of trimethylolpropane and an isomer of n-octadecaneoctadecanoic acid,
- (c) a diester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of neopentyl glycol and capric acid,
- (d) a tetraester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of diglycerin and an isomer of n-octadecanoic acid,
- (e) a triester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of diglycerin and an isomer of n-octadecanoic acid, and
- (f) a diester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of adipic acid and 2-heptylundecyl alcohol, wherein the at least one ester compound is present in an amount of 40 to 99.8% by weight of the total weight of the agrochemically active microbial formulation.
A process of producing an agrochemically active microbial formulation, comprising a step of mixing at least one ester compound, a surfactant suitable for emulsifying the at least one ester compound and an agrochemically active microbe, wherein the at least one ester compound is selected from the following group:
- (a) a tetraester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of pentaerythritol and 2-ethylhexanoic acid,
- (b) a triester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of trimethylolpropane and an isomer of n-octadecanoic acid,
- (c) a diester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of neopentyl glycol and capric acid,
- (d) a tetraester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of diglycerin and an isomer of n-octadecanoic acid,
- (e) a triester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of diglycerin and an isomer of n-octadecanoic acid, and
- (f) a diester compound which is liquid at 25° C., of adipic acid and 2-heptylundecyl alcohol,
- wherein the at least one ester compound is present in an amount of 40 to 99.8% by weight of the total weight of the agrochemically active microbial formulation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.