Patent ID: 9012515
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
1. A composition of matter, comprising: (i) an oil medium; (ii) an encapsulating agent, and a cyclopropene compound encapsulated in the encapsulating agent, so as to form a cyclopropene complex; and, (iii) a thickener; wherein, (i) the cyclopropene complex, and the thickener are both stably suspended into the oil medium such that the cyclopropene complex, and the thickener are both dispersed throughout the oil medium; and, (ii) the inclusion of the thickener increases the viscosity of the composition and enables more of the cyclopropene compound to be present in a fixed volume or weight in the composition as compared to a mixture of the oil medium and the cyclopropene complex without the thickener, wherein the viscosity of the composition ranges from about 50 mPas to about 50,000 mPas, and wherein the oil medium is selected from the group consisting of white mineral oil, hydrotreated middle petroleum distillate, hydrotreated light petroleum distillate, and combinations thereof.