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Process for treating sugar producing plants to effect improved saccharose yield
Assignee: ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Co
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Filing: 1964-05-12
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1984-05-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hubert M Guyot
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-26 20:03
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G7/00; A01G7/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE SACCHAROSE YIELD FROM SUGAR CANE PLANTS COMPRISING TREATING THE SAID PLANTS ABOUT 15 TO 30 DAYS BEFORE HARVEST WITH A MINERAL OIL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A MAJOR AMOUNT OF MINERAL OIL BOILING IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 300* TO 580*F. AT 10 MM. HG, HAVING A VISCOSITY IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 50 TO 175 SUS AT 100*F., A SPECIFIC GRAVITY IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 0.840 TO 0.880 AND AN AROMATIC CONTENT BELOW ABOUT 26% BY WEIGHT, IN A QUANTITY LESS THAN THE PHYTOTOXIC LIMIT OF THE SAID OIL COMPOSITION FOR THE PARTICULAR PLANTS UNDER TREATMENT, SAID AMOUNT BEING SUFFICIENT TO SUBSTANTIALLY HALT THE GROWTH OF SAID PLANTS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE SACCHAROSE YIELD FROM SUGAR CANE PLANTS COMPRISING TREATING THE SAID PLANTS ABOUT 15 TO 30 DAYS BEFORE HARVEST WITH A MINERAL OIL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A MAJOR AMOUNT OF MINERAL OIL BOILING IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 300* TO 580*F. AT 10 MM. HG, HAVING A VISCOSITY IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 50 TO 175 SUS AT 100*F., A SPECIFIC GRAVITY IN THE RANGE OF ABOUT 0.840 TO 0.880 AND AN AROMATIC CONTENT BELOW ABOUT 26% BY WEIGHT, IN A QUANTITY LESS THAN THE PHYTOTOXIC LIMIT OF THE SAID OIL COMPOSITION FOR THE PARTICULAR PLANTS UNDER TREATMENT, SAID AMOUNT BEING SUFFICIENT TO SUBSTANTIALLY HALT THE GROWTH OF SAID PLANTS.
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