Abstract: There are provided compositions of certain polyoxyalkylene alkylamine surfactants having eye irritation reduced by the addition of an effective amount of a sulfated polyoxyalkylene alkylphenol, alcohol sulfate, polyoxyalkylene alcohol sulfate, mono- or dialcohol phosphate mono- or di-(polyoxyalkylene alcohol) phosphate, mono-or di- (polyoxyalkylene alkylphenol) phosphate, polyoxyalkylene alkylphenol carboxylate or polyoxyalkylene alcohol carboxylate surfactant. Also provided are pesticidal, particularly herbicidal, compositions comprising polyoxyalkylene alkylamine surfactants having eye irritation reduced by addition of these eye irritation reducing compounds.
Abstract: Aqueous concentrates containing glyphosate herbicide which on dilution give spray solutions having higher herbicidal unit activity than prior art solutions comprise:(a) solubilized glyphosate equivalent to at least 40 grams per liter of glyphosate acid;(b) a surfactant which is (i) an amine having the formula ##STR1## where R represents a straight- or branched-chain alkyl or alkenyl group having from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms, A represents an alkylene group, for example an ethylene or propylene group, and n and n' are integers such that n+n' has a value of from about 2 to about 8, (ii) a mixture of such amines having different groups R, the average number of carbon atoms in the groups R being from about 8 to about 22, or (iii) a mixture of such amines having different values of n and n', n and n' being integers such that in the mixture the average value of n+n' is from about 2 to about 8, R having a single value or an average value as in a mixture (ii);and optionally (c) an agriculturally acceptable in
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 2, 1995
Date of Patent:
September 16, 1997
Assignee:
Monsanto Company
Inventors:
James Carnegie Forbes, Michel Maurice Henriet, Samuel Hewitt, Robert William Mitchell
Abstract: The composition of the invention comprises a glyphosate herbicide and a quaternary ammonium compound the latter having the formula ##STR1## wherein --EO-- means an ethylene oxide radical and --PO-- means a propylene oxide radical, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently an alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms; R.sup.3 is an alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, a group having the formula (EO).sub.m --H or a group having the formula EO--(PO).sub.m --H; n (in a compound in which R.sup.3 is an alkyl group) or n+m (in a compound in which R.sup.3 is a group having the formula EO--(PO).sub.m --H), has a value of from about 2 to about 20; and X.sup.- is a suitable anion.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 9, 1996
Date of Patent:
July 29, 1997
Assignee:
Monsanto Company
Inventors:
Jean-Pierre Claude, Shuaib Ahmad Khan, Robert William Mitchell
Abstract: New and useful herbicidal compositions comprising glyphosate and/or agriculturally acceptable salts and an acetylenic diol surfactant structurally characterized by a symmetrically substituted triple bond and adjacent hydroxyl groups or adjacent polymeric oxyalkylated units, and optionally a second surfactant, are provided.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 7, 1996
Date of Patent:
June 17, 1997
Assignee:
Monsanto Company
Inventors:
James W. Kassebaum, Miguel M. Dayawon, Joseph J. Sandbrink
Abstract: There is provided an aqueous dispersion of microcapsules containing the herbicide clomazone dissolved in an inert high boiling organic solvent. Vapor transfer of the herbicide outside the targeted area is controlled without substantial sacrifice of the efficacy of the herbicide.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 26, 1995
Date of Patent:
December 10, 1996
Assignee:
Monsanto Company
Inventors:
Alan J. Stern, Alan P. Lundstedt, Salim M. Hakimi, Sudabathula Rao