Patent ID: 9265258
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A01N,C05G

Claim Text:
1. A powdered herbicide composition comprising glyphosate, an activator, a solubility agent, and a liquid surfactant agent, wherein the glyphosate is glyphosate acid; wherein the composition is water soluble; wherein the activator is an ammonium salt selected from the group consisting of ammonium nitrate, ammonium chloride, ammonium carbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, mono ammonium phosphate, di ammonium phosphate, tri ammonium phosphate, ammonium sulfate, and combinations thereof, providing ammonium ions within the range of from about 0.12 to about 0.135 parts by weight per 1.0 part by weight of pure (100%) glyphosate acid; wherein the solubility agent is an alkali salt or alkali hydroxide selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, and combinations thereof, present in an amount to provide from about 1.10 to about 1.25 mole alkali ion per mole glyphosate acid; and wherein the liquid surfactant agent is an aqueous solution of coco amide selected from the group consisting of coco amide propyl amine oxide, coco amide propyl betaine, and combinations thereof and is present within a range of from about 7 to about 8 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of pure (100%) glyphosate acid.