Patent ID: 8163673

Claim:
A method of reducing dynamic surface tension and/or foaming of a crop protection composition which comprises adding an alkoxylated alcohol of formula 1 R 1 O(SO) a (PO) b (EO) c (BO) d R 2 (Formula 1) where SO =styryloxy =—CH (C 6 H 5 ) —CH 2 —O— or —CH 2 —CH(C 6 H 5 ) —O—, PO =propyleneoxy =—CH (CH 3 ) —CH 2 —O— or —CH 2 —CH (CH 3 ) —O—, EO =ethyleneoxy =—CH 2 —CH 2 —O—, BO =butyleneoxy =—CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —O—, a =0 to 1, b =0.5 to 4, c =1 to 5, d =0 to 1 and R 1 is a 3,5,5-trimethylhexyl radical, R 2 is an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, an acyl radical, or a (meth)acryloxy radical, or is a hydrogen radical, as a tank mixture additive to the crop protection formulation.