Patent ID: 6875381

Claim:
A process for preparing soluble granules comprising a) premixing 40 to 98 wt. % an insecticidally active compound of the following formula: wherein R and R 1 individually are an alkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group containing up to 6 carbon atoms, R 2 is hydrogen, an alkyl group containing 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group containing 3 to 8 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group containing 2 to 18 carbon atoms or an alkynyl group containing 3 to 18 carbon atoms, R 3 is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and Y is oxygen or sulfur; 0.1-5.0 wt. % a dispersing agent; 0.1-3.0 wt. % a wetting agent; 0.1-3.0 wt. % a binding agent; 0.01-0.08 wt. % an antifoaming agent; 0.01-10.0 wt. % a disintegrating agent; 0.01-1.0 wt. % a stabilizer; and fillers to make 100 wt. %, to form a premix comprising essentially 95-99% solids and 1-5% moisture and/or solids; b) grinding said premix to produce a ground product having a predetermined particle size; c) post-mixing said ground product to produce a mixture; d) granulating said mixture to produce granules; e) drying said granules to produce dry granules; f) sizing said dry granules to produce sized granules having a predetermined length and a predetermined diameter; and g) sieving said sized granules to separate fines which are less than said predetermined length and said predetermined diameter.