Patent ID: 8222234

Claim:
A method of producing a granule containing acephate comprising the steps of providing acephate in powder form along with a liquid comprising water to a noncompressive agglomerator and processing said powder and said liquid through said agglomerator to yield a granule which is, on a dry basis, at least 40 weight percent acephate, said agglomerator being a vertical continuous agglomerator and having a rotatable vertical shaft with a plurality of blades mounted to the shaft, wherein sufficient water is provided via the liquid to effectively process the acephate through the agglomerator, wherein said powder and said liquid is processed through said agglomerator in a retention time of less than 2 seconds, and wherein the granule produced by the process has a diameter of 0.15-3.5 mm and a tapped bulk density of 32-40 lbs/cubic foot.