US3673087A
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Plant treatment composition comprising a plant treatment chemical, a wetting agent and an aliphatic alcohol
Assignee: Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1971-01-25
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Granted: 1972-06-27
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Expires: 1991-01-25
Abstract
Abstract Plant treatment compositions having improved wetting and spreading properties, containing a plant treatment chemical, a wetting agent selected from alkyl or alkyl aryl sulphonates or sulphates, or from condensates of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide with alcohols, amines or alkyl phenols; and an aliphatic compound having the molecular formula: WHEREIN X is -OH, -CO2H, -NH2, -CONH2, or -0.CO.H, and wherein R1 is a straight chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl group having from four to 11 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or a straight chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl group having from three to five carbon atoms and the total number of carbon atoms in the molecule is from 8 to 12 inclusive.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert Coles Brian
- 👤 Peter Douglas Bland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-04 14:31
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N25/00; A01N25/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
11 words
A plant treatment composition substantially free of organic liquid diluent, comprising:
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
35 words
a wetting agent selected from a. anionic wetters which are alkyl or alkyl aryl sulphates or sulphonates b. nonionic wetters which are condensates of ethylene or propylene oxide with alcohols, amines or alkyl phenols; and
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
a wetting agent selected from a. anionic wetters which are alkyl or alkyl aryl sulphates or sulphonates b. nonionic wetters which are condensates of ethylene or propylene oxide with alcohols, amines or alkyl phenols; and
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
a wetting agent selected from a. anionic wetters which are alkyl or alkyl aryl sulphates or sulphonates b. nonionic wetters which are condensates of ethylene or propylene oxide with alcohols, amines or alkyl phenols; and
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
67 words
an aliphatic compound different from (1) and (2) and having the molecular formula: where X is -OH; R1 is a straight chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl group having from four to 11 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or a straight chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl group having from three to five carbon atoms and the total number of carbon atoms in the molecule is from 8 to 12 inclusive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
85 words
an aliphatic compound different from (1) and (2) and having the molecular formula: where X is -OH; R1 is a straight chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl group having from four to 11 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or a straight chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl group having from three to five carbon atoms and the total number of carbon atoms in the molecule is from 8 to 12 inclusive, the proportion by weight of the aliphatic compound to the wetter being within the range 0.1 to 2.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
92 words
an aliphatic compound different from (1) and (2) and having the molecular formula: where X is -OH; R1 is a straight chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl group having from four to 11 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or a straight chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl Group having from three to five carbon atoms and the total number of carbon atoms in the molecule is from 8 to 12 inclusive, said composition comprising 0.05-0.5 parts by weight of aliphatic compound, 0.05-0.5 parts by weight of wetter and 0.1-1 parts by weight of plant treatment chemical.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
10 words
A composition according to claim 2 which also contains water.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 2 in which the wetting agent is a non-ionic wetter.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition according to claim 2 in which R2 in the molecular formula of the aliphatic compound is hydrogen or the same as R1.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 5 in which the aliphatic compound is a primary alcohol.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 6 in which the primary alcohol is n-octanol, n-nonanol or n-decanol.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 2 which is solid and comprises a finely divided solid diluent.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
115 words
A wetter composition suitable for use in preparing plant treatment compositions according to claim 2, said wetter composition comprising: a. an anionic wetter which is an alkyl or alkylaryl sulphate or sulphonate, or b. a nonionic wetter which is a condensate of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide with an alkylphenol or an amine; and an aliphatic compound having the molecular formula: where X is -OH; R1 is a straight chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl group having from four to 11 carbon atoms; R2 is hydrogen or a straight chain alkyl or alkoxyalkyl group having from three to five carbon atoms and the total number of carbon atoms in the molecule is from 8 to 12 inclusive.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A composition according to claim 9 in which the proportion by weight of the aliphatic compound to the wetting agent is from 0.1 to 2.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 9 in which the aliphatic compound is a primary alcohol.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 11 in which the aliphatic compound is n-nonan-1-ol.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition according to claim 11 in which the wetting agent is a condensate of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide with an alkyl phenol.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 9 which also comprises a finely divided solid mineral diluent.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 14 wherein the amount of mineral diluent in the composition is from 30 to 65 percent by weight of the composition.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
41 words
A process for making a composition according to claim 14 which comprises dissolving the wetting agent and the aliphatic compound in a volatile solvent, adding the finely divided solid mineral diluent and thereafter removing substantially all the volatile solvent by evaporation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
51 words
In a process for treating plants which comprises applying a plant treatment chemical thereto, the improvement whereby better wetting of the plants with said chemical is obtained, said improvement comprising applying the plant treatment chemical to said plants as a composition which is substantially free of organic liquid diluent and comprising:
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