Patent ID: 7015177
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: A01N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A process for preparing a solid formulation of an agrochemical which comprises forming a melt containing at least one agrochemical and at least one thermoplastic binder having a melting point or glass temperature of greater than 35° C., briquetting the melt by dividing it into drops in a first step and solidifying these drops by cooling in a second step, characterised in that the melt additionally comprises a liquid non-volatile solvent for the agrochemical wherein the solvent is a phosphate ester, a propylene carbonate, a phthalate, a methyl ester of a fatty acid, a polystyrene glycol fatty acid ester, an ethoxylated fatty acid methyl ester, polyethylene glycol fatty acid ester, an N-alkyl pyrrolidone or liquid paraffin.