Patent Application: US-46802904-A

Abstract:
a fixing agent in the form of an oil / water type , lamellar emulsion or suspension in which the aqueous phase is the principal component , the aqueous phase containing water and a byproduct of agriculture or fermentation and the oil phase containing oil and emulsifiers . the emulsion or suspension is prepared by adding an aqueous solution to the oil phase in order to produce a water / oil type emulsion or suspension , by adding a portion of the aqueous phase in order to produce an inverse oil / water type emulsion or suspension , and by thereafter mixing the oil / water type emulsion or suspension with the remainder of the aqueous phase .

Description:
a . a water amount which is 37 % by weight of the production batch is measured . a preservative ( potassium sorbate ), 0 . 3 % by weight of the production batch , is mixed with the water . 4 % by weight of this aqueous mixture is separated for later use , item d . b . an aqueous phase is prepared by heating aqueous mixture a to 50 ° c . and by adding molasses at room temperature ( t = 15 - 45 ° c . ), preferably 35 ° c ., in an amount of 50 % by weight of the production batch . the mixture is homogenized by circulation . c . an oil phase is prepared by placing , in a separate vessel , white oil in an amount of 10 % by weight of the production batch . the said oil is a colorless , odorless , catalytically hydroisomerized and dewaxed oil that contains hydrogenated hydrocarbons high in isoparaffins . to the oil there are added surface active components : lipophilic emulsifier ( hlb value approx . 4 ) 1 % by weight of the production batch and hydrophilic emulsifier ( hlb value approx . 15 ) 3 % by weight of the production batch . the oil and the emulsifiers are mixed at 40 ° c . until homogeneous . d . aqueous mixture , t = 45 ° c ., from item a is added to the oil phase , t = 40 ° c . the amount of this aqueous mixture is 4 % by weight of the production batch . the adding of the aqueous mixture is carried out under vigorous agitation by means of an injector pump or a homogenizer , which may be based on ultrasound technology or mechanical emulsification technology . e . aqueous phase b is added to oil phase d in such an amount that in the water / oil emulsion ( w / o emulsion ) there occurs a phase change to the o / w type . this phase change is seen as a decrease in viscosity after an increase . the temperature must be 37 - 50 ° c ., preferably 40 ° c . aqueous phase b is required in at least the same amount as oil phase c . f . o / w type emulsion e is added to the remaining aqueous phase b by cautious circulation , by avoiding any unnecessary charge of energy . g . finally an acid phosphoric acid 0 . 3 % of the production batch , is added . the acid is first diluted in a portion of pure water ( taken into account in the total water amount ) and is mixed cautiously by circulation . excessive energy is to be avoided . for example , when a 1000 - liter batch is being prepared , 3 liters of acid is diluted in 10 liters of water . the product prepared in the manner described above is designed in particular for use as a binding coating for seed grain coating needs . the raw materials of the product have been selected carefully considering the purity and biodegradability requirements of the agricultural and food chain . the oil phase already contains the emulsifiers and 4 % by weight of water , in which case the product is moderately resistant to freezing temperatures and is easy to store . the aqueous phase is prepared by adding to water potassium sorbate , 0 . 3 % by weight , and molasses , t = 40 ° c . a portion of this aqueous phase is heated to a temperature higher than the oil phase , approx . 5 ° c . is a sufficient difference . the amount of the aqueous phase heated must be at least the amount of the oil phase in volume units . the warm aqueous phase is emulsified into the oil phase in such an amount that there is a phase change to the o / w type , in which case the viscosity begins , after a rise , to decrease when aqueous phase is being added . this o / w type emulsion can , under slight agitation , be added to the remainder of the aqueous phase ( mixture of water and molasses ). finally there is added phosphoric acid , 0 . 3 % by weight , which is diluted with water at a ratio of 3 / 10 . the water used for this is taken into account in the total water amount . mixing is carried out using low - energy circulation . effect of molasses added to the oil / water emulsion on the emergence of wheat seeds the effect of the molasses amount present in the oil / water emulsion , used for the surface treatment of seeds , on the emergence of wheat seeds was studied in emergence tests carried out in field soils when the seeds had been treated with emulsions containing molasses , water and oil in different proportions . for purposes of the test , a series of molasses - containing oil / water emulsions were prepared by the procedure described in example 1 . each emulsion contained 25 % by volume ( v / v ) of a biodegradable oil and additionally so much molasses that in the completed emulsions the volume ratio of oil / water to molasses was 4 : 0 , 3 : 1 , 2 : 2 , 1 : 3 and 0 : 4 . for introducing the emulsion onto the seed surfaces , the seeds were treated in a commercial test seed - dressing device ( hege ). from each surface - treated batch of seeds , 4 × 100 seeds were planted to germinate at a depth of 4 cm in 1 - liter plastic pots filled with field soil . the controls were 100 untreated , similarly planted seeds . each pot was watered at fixed intervals to maintain the soil moisture constant . when 11 days had elapsed from the planting , the emergence percentage was determined using the standard 5 . 4 . a . 3 defined by ista . the effect of the amount of molasses in the oil / water emulsion introduced onto the seed surface on the emergence of wheat seeds is shown in table 1 . the results show that the adding of molasses to the oil / water emulsion significantly promotes the emergence of wheat . furthermore , the adhesion of fertilizer powder to seed surfaces was studied with the emulsions according to the example . a molasses / oil / water emulsion fixed the fertilizer powder uniformly and better than a mere oil / water emulsion , and the technical quality was better . effect of molasses added to oil / water emulsion on the adhesion of fertilizer powder to seeds and on its retention on them for purposes of the test , a series of molasses - water solutions and oil / water emulsions were prepared . the emulsions were prepared by the procedure described in example 1 . the oil / water volume ratio in the emulsions was 1 : 3 . barley grains were treated with fixing agents in the manner described in example 3 . the grains treated in this manner were coated with monopotassium phosphate ( mkp ). the amount of moistener was 2 % and the amount of mkp was 8 % of the weight of the grains . the test results are shown in table 2 . the results show that the adding of molasses to the oil / water emulsion significantly improves the retention of the fertilizer powder on the surface of seeds . heydecker , w and coolbear , p . 1977 . seed treatments for improved performance — survey and attempted prognosis . seed sci . and technol . 5 : 353 - 425 . rebafka , f . - p ., batino , a . and marschner , h . 1993 . phosphorus seed coating increases phosphorus uptake , early growth and yield of pearl millet ( pennisetum glaucum ( l ). r . br .) grown on an acid sandy soil in niger , west africa . fert . res . 35 : 151 - 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