Patent Application: US-50503090-A

Abstract:
an emulsifiable concentrate comprising an agriculturally active chemical , a surfactant , an organic diluent and a solvent having a component capable of solubilizing the agriculturally active chemical and , in conjunction with the surfactant , being effective to disperse the agriculturally active chemical . the inventive concentrate allows for high concentrations of the active ingredient , exhibits excellent stability and produces highly stable compositions upon dilution with water .

Description:
as used herein , the term &# 34 ; agriculturally active chemical &# 34 ; includes compounds and mixtures thereof which can be used as agricultural fertilizers , nutrients , plant growth accelerants , herbicides , plant growth controlling chemicals , and chemicals which are effective in killing plants , insects , microorganisms , fungi , bacteria and the like which are commonly referred to as insecticides , bactericides , fungicides , nematocides , fumigants , and the like , as well as any other chemicals having properties which are suitable for agricultural uses in terms of application to plants or domestic uses for controlling insects and pests . particularly , such chemicals would normally take the form of water - immiscible or oily liquids and / or solids which is substantially insoluble in water . by the term &# 34 ; substantially insoluble &# 34 ;, it is meant that for all practical purposes , the solubility of the compound in water is insufficient to make the compound practicably usable in an agricultural end use without some modification either to increase its solubility or dispersability in water , so as to increase the compound &# 39 ; s bioavailability or avoid the use of excessively large volumes of solvent . suitable agriculturally active chemicals which can be used with the present invention include insecticides , such as , cyclocompounds , carbamates , animal and plant derivatives , synthetic pyrethroids , diphenyl compounds , non - phosphates , organic phosphates , thiophosphates , and dithiophosphates . ( see agricultural chemicals , book i , insecticides , 1989 revision by w . t . thomson , thomson publications .) typical of the insecticides are : ______________________________________cyclocompounds : 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 10 - hexachloro - 1 , 5 , 5a , 6 , 9 , 9a - hexahydro - 6 , 9 - methano - 2 , 4 , 3 - benzodioxathiepin - 3 - oxidecarbamates : 2 - isopropyl phenyl - n - methyl carbamate ; 2 -( 1 , 3 - dioxolan - 2yl ) phenylmethyl carbamate ; 2 , 3 - isopropylidine dioxyphenyl methyl carbamate ; animal and plant chlorinated hydrocarbons derivedderivatives : from southern pine ; naturally occuring lactone glycoside ; synthetic (±) α - cyano - 3 - phenoxybenzyl (±) cis , pyrethroids : trans 3 -( 2 , 2 - dichlorovinyl )- 2 , 2 - di - methyl cyclopropane carboxylate ; (±) cyano ( 3 - phenoxyphenyl methyl (±)- 4 -( difluoromethoxy ) α -( 1 - methylethyl ) benzene acetate ; phenoxy compounds 2 , 2 - bis ( p - methoxy phenyl )- 1 , 1 , 1 , tri - and non - phosphate : chloroethane ; 1 , 3 , 5 , tri - n - propyl - 1 , 3 , 5 - triazine - 2 , 4 , 6 ( 1h , 3h , 5h ) trione ; ethyl ( 2e , 4e )- 3 , 7 , 11 - trimethyl - 2 , 4 - dodeca dienoate ; 1 - decycloxy 4 -[( 7 - oxa - oct - 4 - ynyl )]- oxybenzene ; organic phosphates : dimethyl phophate ester of 3 - hy - droxy - n , n - dimethyl - cis - crotonamide ; 2 - chloro - 1 -( 2 , 4 - dichloro phenyl ) vinyl diethylphosphate ; 4 -( methyl thio ) phenyl dipropyl phosphate ; thiophosphates : 0 , 0 - diethyl - 0 - 4 - nitrophenyl phos - phorothioate ; 0 , 0 - diethyl - 0 -( 2 , isopropyl - 6 - methyl - 5 - pyrimidinyl ) phosphorothioate ; 2 - diethylamino - 6 - methyl pyrimidine - 4 - yl dimethyl phosphorothioate ; dithiophosphates : 0 , 0 - dimethyl phosphorodithioate ester of diethylmercapto succinate ; 0 - ethyl - s - phenyl ethyl phosphorodi - thioate . ______________________________________ typical herbicides include phenoxy compounds , benzoic , acetic , and phthalic acids , aniline derivatives , nitriles , amides , acetamides , anilides , carbamates , thiocarbamates , and heterocyclic nitrogen derivatives , e . g ., triazines , pyridines , pyridazones , picolinic acid , and urea derivates and phosphates . ( see agricultural chemicals , book ii , herbicides , 1986 - 87 edition , w . t . thomson , thomson publications , fresno , ca 93791 .) exemplary of the above compounds are : ______________________________________phenoxy compounds : 2 , 4 - dichlorophenoxy acetic acid 2 , 4 , 5 - trichloro phenoxyacetic acid ; 4 -( 2 , 4 - dichlorophenoxy ) butyric acid ; s - ethyl 2 methyl - 4 - chlorophenoxy - thioacetate ; 2 - methyl - 4 - chloro - phenoxy acetic acid ; methyl 5 -( 2 , 4 - dichloro - phenoxy )- 2 - nitrobenzoate ; benzoic and acetic 3 , 6 - dichloro - o - anisic acidacids of phthalic 4 - chloro - 2 - oxo benzothiazolin - 3 - ylcompounds : acetic acid ; n - 1 - naphthyl - phthalamic acid ; nitriles and aniline 3 - 5 - dibromo - 4 - hydroxybenzo - nitrile ; derivatives : α , α , α , trifluoro - 2 , 6 - dinitro - n , n - dipropyl - p - tolinidine ; n -( 1 - ethylpropyl )- 2 , 6 - dinitro - 3 , 4 - xylidine ; amides , acetamides , n , n - diethyl - 2 -( 1 - naphthalenyl oxy )- anilides : propionamide ; 2 , 6 - dimethyl - n - 2 &# 39 ; methoxy - ethyl - chloro - acetanilide ; 3 &# 39 ;, 4 &# 39 ;- dichloro - propionanilide ; α - chloracetic - n -( 3 , 5 , 5 - trimethyl - cyclohexen - 1 - yl )- n - isopropylamide ; 4 - benzyl - n - isopropyl trimethyl acetamide ; thiocarbamates : s - ethyl dipropyl thiocarbamate ; urea derivatives : 3 -( 5 - tert - butyl - 3 - isoxazoyl )- 1 , 1 - dimethyl urea ; n -( 2 , 6 - trifluoro - benzoyl )- n &# 39 ;-[ 2 , 5 - dichloro - 4 -( 1 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 3 , 3 - hexafluoro - propyloxy ) phenyl ] urea ; pyrrolidone 1 -( m - trifluoro methyl phenyl )- 3 - derivatives : chloro - 4 - chloromethyl - 2 - pyrroli - done ; amino acid methyl n - benzoyl - n -( 3 - chloro - 4 - derivatives : fluorophenyl )- dl alarinate ; n - chloroacetyl - n -( 2 , 6 - diethyl phenyl )- glycine ethyl ester ; carbamates : isopropyl - m - chlorocarbanilate ; 3 - ethoxy ( carbonyl aminophenyl )- n - phenyl carbamate ; heterocyclics : 4 - amino - 3 , 5 - dichloro - 6 - fluoro - 2 - pyridyloxy acetic acid ; 4 -( 1 , 2 - dimethyl - n - propyl amino )- 2 - ethyl amino - 6 - methyl thio - s - triazine ; 2 -[ 4 , 5 - dihydro 4 - methyl - 4 -( 1 - methyl ethyl )- 5 - oxo - 1 h - imidazoyl - 2yl - 3 - byridinecarboxylic acid ; 2 -[ 3 , 5 - dichlorophenyl )- 2 -( 2 , 2 , 2 - trichloroethyl ) oxinane ; butyl - 9 - hydro - fluorene -( 9 )- carboxylate ; 2 -[ 1 -( ethoxy imino ) butyl ]- 3 - hydroxy - 5 -( 2h - tetra hydro thiopyran - 3 - yl )- 2 - cyclohexene - ione ; 2 -( 2 chlorophenyl ) methyl - 4 , 4 - dimethyl - 3 - iso oxazolidinone ; phosphates : 0 - ethyl - 0 -( 3 - methyl - 6 - nitro phenyl ) n - sec - butyl phosphoro thio amidate . ______________________________________ typical fungicides include ( see agricultural chemicals , book iv , fungicides , 1989 revision , w . t . thomson , thomson publications , fresno , ca 93791 ): ______________________________________organic compounds : 2 , 5 - dimethyl - n - cyclohexyl - n - methoxy - 3 - furan carboxamide ; 5 - ethyoxy - 3 - trichloromethyl - 1 , 2 , 4 - thiadiazole ; 3 -( 2 - methyl piperidino ) propyl 3 , 4 - dichlorobenzoate ; n , n &# 39 ;-( 1 , 4 - piperazinediyl bis ( 2 , 2 , 2 - trichloro ) ethylidene ) bis formamide ; tetramethyl thiuram disulfide ; 0 - ethyl - s , s , diphenyl - dithiophos - phate ; 5 , 10 - dihydro - 5 , 10 - dioxo naphtho ( 2 , 3 , 9 )- p - dithiin - 2 , 3 - dicarbo - nitrile ; 2 -( thiocyano methyl thio ) benzo - thiazole ; α - 2 -( 4 - chlorophenyl ) ethyl ]- α -( 1 , 1 - dimethyl ethyl )- 1 h - 1 , 2 , 4 - triazole - 1 - ethanol ; morpholines : n - tridecyl - 2 , 6 - dimethyl morpholine ; 4 - n - dodecyl - 2 , 6 - dimethyl morpholine ; ______________________________________ typical fumigants , growth regulators , repellants , and rodenticides include ( see agricultural chemicals , book iii , fumigants , 1988 - 1989 revision , w . t . thomson , thomson publications , fresno , ca 93791 ): ______________________________________growth regulants : 1 , 2 dihydro - 6 - ethyoxy - 2 , 2 , 4 - tri - methylquinoline ; ( 2 - chloroethyl ) phosphoric acid ; 4 -[ acetamino ) methyl ]- 2 - chloro - n ( 2 , 6 - diethyl phenyl acetamide ; benzoic acid , 3 , 6 dichloro - 2 - methoxy , 2 - ethoxy - 1 - methyl - 2 - oxo ethyl ester ; repellants : 0 , 0 - dimethyl - 0 -[( 4 - methyl thio )- m - tolyl ] phosphorothioate ; tetriary butyl - sulfenyl dimethyl dithio carbamate ; seed softener : 2 - chloro - 6 -( trichlomethyl ) pyridine ; 5 - ethoxy - 3 - trichloromethyl - 1 , 2 , 4 - thiadiazole ; n - phenyl - n &# 39 ;- 1 , 2 , 3 - thiadiazol - 5 - yl urea ; ______________________________________ pesticides may be characterized by their physical properties , depending on their physical state at normal or ambient conditions , i . e ., between 40 ° f . and 90 ° f . and their solubility or miscibility with water or other common organic solvents , e . g ., aromatics , such as , toluene , xylene , methylated and polyalkylated naphthalenes , and aliphatic solvents . based on the physical properties , the pesticides may be classified into two groups . the first group includes those which are oily liquids at ambient temperatures and are immiscible with water . specific pesticides include : the second group comprises those pesticides which are solids at ambient temperatures and for all practical purposes , insoluble in water . examples of appropriate hydrophobic solvents include alkylpyrrolidones having an alkyl portion containing from 6 to 14 carbon atoms , e . g ., octylpyrrolidone , dodecylpyrrolidone , or n -( 2 &# 39 ;- ethylhexylpyrrolidone ), alkyl gammabutyrolactones , alkyl cyclic carbonates and combinations thereof , wherein the alkyl chains contain from 6 to 14 carbon atoms . the alkyl portion may be distributed at one or more sites on the ring so long as one portion contains at least 6 carbon atoms and the total number of alkyl carbon atoms does not exceed 14 . preferred 6 to 14 carbon alkyl portions are composed of straight chains . branched or cyclic alkyl portions may also be used . the hydrophobic solvent is preferably selected from pyrrolidones having the formula ## str2 ## wherein r 2 is hydrogen or alkyl having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms and r 3 is alkyl having from 6 to 14 carbon atoms with the proviso that at least one of r 2 or r 3 must contain at least 6 carbon atoms and the sum of the carbon atoms in r 2 and r 3 cannot exceed 14 . the inventive composition further comprises an organic diluent which is a synthetic or naturally occurring oil having a high hydrophobic character or having a fractional dispersive solubility parameter of greater than 70 % and preferably greater than 85 % and a molar volume of greater than 90 cm 3 / mole . these properties are defined in the c . r . c . handbook referred to hereinabove . typical diluents include soybean oil , rapeseed oil , long chain alcohols , long chain ketones , long chain esters , and ethers . as used herein , &# 34 ; long chain &# 34 ; means with 6 or more carbon atoms . also suitable as the organic diluent are aromatic petroleum oils including those which are commercially available distillates from crude oils having an average boiling point greater than 200 ° c . typical of such materials are those sold under the trademarks exxon 200 or texaco 400 . of course , such aromatics should be approved for use as a carrier for agriculturally active chemicals . normally , these oils contain predominantly the c 9 - c 15 aromatic hydrocarbons and primarily the c 10 - c 12 hydrocarbons having a flash point of about 203 ° f . in the inventive composition , the amount of solvent is in the range from about 20 to 90 %, and the amount of diluent is about 80 to 10 %, based on the weight of solvent and diluent in the composition . the inventive composition also contains one or more additional emulsifier ( s ) or surfactant ( s ) which is generally selected on a case by case basis in order to optimize the solubility and stability of the emulsion . typically , such emulsifiers include ethoxylated alkyl phenols , linear aliphatic polyesters , linear aromatic polyesters , polyethoxylated alcohols , linear aliphatic ethoxylates , polyethoxylated castor oil , polyethoxylated carboxylates , and polyethoxylated alkylamines . anionic surfactants may be used as the emulsifier and include phosphate esters and their salts , alkyl sulfonamides , salts of sulfated nonylphenoxypoly ( ethyleneoxy ) ethanol , salts of alkylbenzene sulfonates , salts of alkylnaphthalene sulfonate , and sulfonated aliphatic polyesters and their salts . also suitable are complex phosphate esters of nonionic surfactants of the ethylene oxide type which are mixtures of diesters of phosphoric acid . ( see , for example , mccutcheon &# 39 ; s , emulsifiers and detergents ( 1989 ), published by mccutcheon &# 39 ; s division of m . c . publishing co ., glen rock , new jersey .) generally , the amount of emulsifier ( surfactant ) is from about 1 to 25 % based on the total weight of the composition . the agriculturally active chemical ( sometimes referred to herein as aac ) concentration should be as high as possible so long as it does not precipitate out upon dilution of the concentrate with water for a reasonable period of time and achieves the desired effect . precipitation ( crystal formation ) on standing not only depletes the solution of aac , it can also lead to fouling of application equipment , i . e ., sprayers , etc . with the present invention , it is possible to obtain concentrates with agriculturally active chemical concentrations in excess of 5 weight percent which form a stable emulsion upon being diluted with water . depending on the particular agriculturally active chemical , the concentration of the aac is from about 5 to 25 % based on the total weight of the composition before dilution . the final use concentration values depend on the aac . however , it is important that upon dilution , the diluted form remain stable for a time sufficient to allow it to be applied . this , of course , will vary with the schedule for the application in the field . normally , the diluted concentrate is applied within four hours of dilution . it is possible , however , due to equipment and personnel delays , that a standing period of up to 24 hours may be encountered . with the present invention , prolonged stability of the emulsified concentrate , as is , as well as in the diluted form is obtained . in particular , the emulsified concentrate in accordance with the present invention can be diluted to final use concentrations in the range from about 10 ppm to 2 percent , depending on the specific aac , without any adverse effects , and specifically , precipitation of the aac from the solution . a series of experiments was carried out wherein the type and amount of agriculturally active chemical , hydrophobic solvent , diluent , and other components were varied . the samples were evaluated for ease of emulsion and emulsion stability by measuring the amount of separation before and after mixing . the compositions used and results obtained are set forth in the tables that follow . formulations were prepared by weighing the exact proportion of ingredients and mixing them together in a bottle . the solvents were weighed in first . the aac was dissolved completely in the solvent system followed by addition of the wetting agent or emulsifying agent . typically , about 10 g of each of the formulations was prepared . the contents were stirred well in an automatic rocking shaker for about 30 minutes when the aac dissolved completely . the samples thus prepared were evaluated for freeze - thaw stability on storage and ease of emulsification and emulsion stability on dilution . for dilution , 2 grams of concentrate were diluted to 50 grams using world health organization ( who ) standard ( 6 g of cacl 2 and 2 . 78 g of mgcl 2 6h 2 o dissolved in 20 l ) hard water having a hardness of 342 ppm expressed as na equivalent . the concentrates were stored for a period of 24 hours in the cold ( temperature 5 ° c .) in a refrigerator and taken out and thawed to room temperature and then stored at 55 ° c . in an oven for a period of 24 hours . the alternate storage in the cold ( 5 ° c .) and warm condition at 55 ° c . was repeated for three cycles . any separation during the storage was recorded . a concentrate is &# 34 ; stable &# 34 ; if there is no substantial separation after the 24 hour cycles at each temperature . all of the solutions exemplified hereinafter exhibited stability according to this test between the temperatures of 5 ° c . and 55 ° c . some of the solutions were even stable at a lower range of - 5 ° c . a nessler tube ( 1 . 8 cm diameter ; 28 cm long ) was filled with an appropriate quantity ( 47 - 48 g ) of who water . using a serological pipette , 0 . 5 - 2 . 5 g of emulsion concentrate was dropped into the nessler tube containing 47 . 5 - 49 . 5 g water . the initial bloom was observed at zero time without stirring and the quality of the bloom was graded by visual appearance as shown below . the nessler tube was stopped and inverted 20 times ; the bloom was again recorded and so also stability as judged by volume or height of the sedimentation ( cream / ppt / oil ) followed at different intervals of time : 0 , 1 hour , 2 hours , up to 24 hours . the composition of the concentrate ( ec ) diluted with water was considered &# 34 ; stable &# 34 ; if at ec concentrations of from 0 . 2 to 1 %, the composition after mixing ( twenty inversions ) exhibited two mm or less cream and no oil in one hour . both top and bottom should be checked . ______________________________________bloom : excellent thick emulsion cloud with no separation good emulsion cloud may be thin , or may exhibit trailing , small number of oil droplets within cloud poor many oil droplets within cloud , some droplets separate from cloud______________________________________ each of the emulsifiable concentrates thus prepared were analyzed for ease of emulsification ( bloom ) upon addition of water and after twenty inversion of the sample as well as emulsion stability upon dilution with water . the composition of the samples are set forth in table a and the results of the analysis are set forth in table b . a number of the samples were evaluated for precipitation of aac , i . e ., crystal growth over varying time periods . this was done by placing the diluted sample in a 100 ml beaker and stirring continuously . the samples were examined at 1 , 4 , 7 , and 24 hour intervals and were examined for the presence of crystals under 200 × magnification . samples were also tested for sediment by pouring through u . s . standard screens ( 60 , 100 and 250 mesh ). the components set forth in the tables are referred to by their commercial names for purposes of brevity . the chemical nomenclature of the materials is as follows : ______________________________________lp - 100 n - octylpyrrolidonelp - 300 n - dodecylpyrrolidone ( c . sub . 12 chain ) lp - 940 n - octadecylpyrrolidone ( c . sub . 18 chain ) exxate 600 acetic acid ester with c . sub . 6 - rich oxo alocholexxate 900 acetic acid ester with c . sub . 9 - rich oxo alcoholexxate 1300 acetic acid ester with c . sub . 13 - rich oxo alocholgafac rm 710 poly ( oxy - 1 , 2 - ethanediyl ) α -( dinonylphenyl )- omega - hydroxy - phosphate . igepal co - 630 ethoxylated nonyl phenol containing 9 eo unitsdiuron 3 -( 3 , 4 - dichlorophenyl )- 1 , 1 - dimethylureathidiazuron 1 - phenyl - 3 -( 1 , 2 , 3 - thiadiazol - 5 - yl ) ureaexxon 100 light aromatic solvent naphtha ( petroleum ) consists predominantly of c . sub . 8 - c . sub . 10 aromatic hydrocarbons ; boiling point range 152 - 168 ° c . exxon 150 heavy aromatic solvent naphtha ( petroleum ) consists predominantly of c . sub . 9 - c . sub . 11 aromatic hydrocarbons ; boiling point range 176 - 210 ° c . exxon 200 heavy aromatic solvent naphtha ( petroleum ) consists predominantly of c . sub . 9 - c . sub . 15 aromatic hydrocarbons ; boiling point range 217 - 293 ° c . gafac re - 610 poly ( oxy - 1 , 2 - ethanediyl ) α -( nonylphenyl )- omega - hydroxy - phosphate . ______________________________________ table 1 - a__________________________________________________________________________5 % prodiamine__________________________________________________________________________run no . 1 2 3 4composition wt . % diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________lp - 100 3 . 68 92 3 . 68 92 3 . 68 92 1 . 84 46lp - 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 . 84 46exxon 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0gafac re610 0 . 12 3 0 0 0 . 08 2 0 . 12 3igepal co630 0 0 0 . 12 3 0 . 04 1 0 0prodiamine 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5hard water 96 0 96 0 96 0 96 0total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________results : emulsions : 0 - time none none none noneafter 20 turns excellent excellent excellent excellentafter 24 hours fair poor fair poor__________________________________________________________________________solids or creams : super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt__________________________________________________________________________0 - time no turns 10 10 10 100 - time 20 turns 0 0 0 0one hour 9 12 9 10two hours 9 12 11 12four hours 9 12 11 1224 hours 11 12 12 12__________________________________________________________________________run no . 5 6 7 8composition wt . % diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________lp - 100 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 1 . 472 36 . 8 1 . 472 36 . 8lp - 300 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 1 . 104 27 . 6 1 . 104 27 . 6exxon 200 0 0 0 0 1 . 104 27 . 6 1 . 104 27 . 6gafac re610 0 0 0 . 08 2 0 . 12 3 0 0igepal co630 0 . 12 3 0 . 04 1 0 0 0 . 12 3prodiamine 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5hard water 96 0 96 0 96 0 96 0total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________results : emulsions : 0 - time none none slight noneafter 20 turns excellent excellent excellent excellentafter 24 hours poor poor good poor__________________________________________________________________________solids or creams : super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt__________________________________________________________________________0 - time no turns 10 10 10 100 - time 20 turns 0 0 0 0one hour 12 9 0 9two hours 12 11 0 10four hours 12 11 0 . 5 1024 hours 12 12 7 9__________________________________________________________________________run no . 9 10 11 12composition wt . % diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________lp - 100 1 . 472 36 . 8 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46lp - 300 1 . 104 27 . 6 0 0 0 0 0 0exxon 200 1 . 104 27 . 6 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46gafac re610 0 . 08 2 0 . 12 3 0 0 0 . 08 2igepal co630 0 . 04 1 0 0 0 . 12 3 0 . 04 1prodiamine 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5hard water 96 0 96 0 96 0 96 0total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________results : emulsions : 0 - time slight slight none slightafter 20 turns excellent excellent excellent excellentafter 24 hours good excellent poor excellent__________________________________________________________________________solids or creams : super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt__________________________________________________________________________0 - time no turns 9 4 9 50 - time 20 turns 0 0 0 0one hour 0 0 6 0two hours 0 . 5 0 9 0four hours 1 0 9 024 hours 6 0 . 5 7 1__________________________________________________________________________run no . 13 14 15 16composition wt . % diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________lp - 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0lp - 300 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 3 . 68 92exxon 200 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 0 0gafac re610 0 . 12 3 0 0 0 . 08 2 0 . 12 3igepal co630 0 0 0 . 12 3 0 . 04 1 0 0prodiamine 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5hard water 96 0 96 0 96 0 96 0total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________results : emulsions : 0 - time slight slight slight noneafter 20 turns excellent excellent excellent excellentafter 24 hours excellent poor excellent very poor__________________________________________________________________________solids or creams : super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt__________________________________________________________________________0 - time no turns 6 6 5 90 - time 20 turns 0 0 0 0one hour 0 7 0 16two hours 0 8 0 16four hours 0 9 0 1624 hours 0 9 0 16__________________________________________________________________________ run no . 17 18 composition wt . % diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________ lp - 100 0 0 0 0 lp - 300 3 . 68 92 3 . 68 92 exxon 200 0 0 0 0 gafac re610 0 0 0 . 08 2 igepal co630 0 . 12 3 0 . 04 1 prodiamine 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 hard water 96 0 96 0 total 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________ results : emulsions : 0 - time none none after 20 turns excellent excellent after 24 hours none very__________________________________________________________________________ poor solids or creams : super pcpt super pcpt__________________________________________________________________________ 0 - time no turns 9 9 0 - time 20 turns 0 0 one hour 12 15 two hours 12 16 four hours 13 16 24 hours 15 16__________________________________________________________________________ * diluted 2 to 50 grams . 10 % runs were performed on selected blends and depicted in table 1b . table 1 - b__________________________________________________________________________10 % prodiamine__________________________________________________________________________run no . 19 20 21composition wt . % diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________lp - 100 0 . 85 42 . 5 0 . 85 42 . 5 0 . 85 42 . 5lp - 300 0 . 85 42 . 5 0 0 0 0exxon 200 0 0 0 . 85 42 . 5 0 . 85 42 . 5gafac re610 0 . 1 5 0 . 1 5 0 . 06 3igepal co630 0 0 0 0 0 . 04 2prodiamine 0 . 2 10 0 . 2 10 0 . 2 10hard water 98 0 98 0 98 0total 100 100 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________results : emulsions : 0 - time none fair poorafter 20 turns excellent excellent excellentafter 24 hours poor excellent excellent__________________________________________________________________________solids or creams : super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt__________________________________________________________________________0 - time no turns 4 0 3 0 3 00 - time 20 turns 0 0 0 0 0 0one hour 4 0 0 0 0 0two hours 4 0 0 0 0 0four hours 4 0 0 0 0 024 hours 10 0 1 0 1 0__________________________________________________________________________ run no . 22 23 composition wt . % diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________ lp - 100 0 0 0 0 lp - 300 0 . 85 42 . 5 0 . 85 42 . 5 exxon 200 0 . 85 42 . 5 0 . 85 42 . 5 gafac re610 0 . 1 5 0 . 06 3 igepal co630 0 0 0 . 04 2 prodiamine 0 . 2 10 0 . 2 10 hard water 98 0 98 0 total 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________ results : emulsions : 0 - time poor poor after 20 turns excellent excellent after 24 hours excellent excellent__________________________________________________________________________ solids or creams : super pcpt super pcpt__________________________________________________________________________ 0 - time no turns 3 0 3 0 0 - time 20 turns 0 0 0 0 one hour 0 0 0 0 two hours 0 0 0 0 four hours 0 0 0 0 24 hours 0 . 5 0 0 . 5 0__________________________________________________________________________ * diluted 1 to 50 grams . 20 % runs were performed on selected blends and depicted in table 1c . table 1 - c__________________________________________________________________________20 % prodiamine__________________________________________________________________________run no . 24 25 26 27component diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________lp - 100 0 . 375 37 . 5 0 . 375 37 . 5 0 0 0 0lp - 300 0 0 0 0 0 . 375 37 . 5 0 . 375 37 . 5exxon 200 0 . 375 37 . 5 0 . 375 37 . 5 0 . 375 37 . 5 0 . 375 37 . 5gafac re610 0 . 5 5 0 . 03 2 0 . 05 5 0 . 03 3igepal co630 0 0 0 . 02 2 0 0 0 . 02 2prodiamine 0 . 2 20 0 . 2 20 0 . 2 20 0 . 2 20hard water 99 0 99 0 99 0 99 0total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________results : emulsions : 0 - time poor poor poor very poorafter 20 turns excellent excellent excellent excellentafter 24 hours excellent excellent excellent excellent__________________________________________________________________________solids or creams : super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt__________________________________________________________________________0 - time no turns 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 20 - time 20 turns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0one hour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0two hours 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 5four hours 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 124 hours 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1__________________________________________________________________________ * diluted 0 . 5 to 50 grams . isooctyl pyrrolidone runs were performed on selected blends and depicted in table 1d . table 1 - d__________________________________________________________________________20 % prodiamine__________________________________________________________________________run no . 28 29composition wt . % diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________isooctyl pyrol 0 . 375 37 . 5 0 . 375 37 . 5lp - 300 0 0 0 0exxon 200 0 . 375 37 . 5 0 . 375 37 . 5gafac re610 0 . 05 5 0 . 03 3igepal co630 0 0 0 . 02 2prodiamine 0 . 2 20 0 . 2 20hard water 99 0 99 0total 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________results : emulsions : 0 - time very poor very poorafter 20 turns excellent excellentafter 24 hours excellent excellent__________________________________________________________________________solids or creams : super pcpt super pcpt__________________________________________________________________________0 - time no turns 0 2 0 20 - time 20 turns 0 0 0 0one hour 0 0 . 5 0 0 . 5two hours 0 1 0 1four hours 0 2 0 224 hours 0 5 0 5__________________________________________________________________________ * diluted 0 . 5 grams to 50 . table 2 - a__________________________________________________________________________5 % cga__________________________________________________________________________run no . 30 31 32 33composition wt . % diluted conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________lp - 100 3 . 68 92 3 . 68 92 3 . 68 92 1 . 84 46lp - 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 . 84 46exxon 200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0gafac re610 0 . 12 3 0 0 0 . 08 2 0 . 12 3igepal co630 0 0 0 . 12 3 0 . 04 1 0 0cga 184699 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5hard water 96 0 96 0 96 0 96 0total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________results : emulsions : 0 - time none none none noneafter 20 turns excellent excellent excellent excellentafter 24 hours fair poor fair none__________________________________________________________________________solids or creams : super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt__________________________________________________________________________0 - time no turns 10 10 10 100 - time 20 turns 0 0 0 0one hour 6 12 8 12two hours 9 14 10 12four hours 10 14 10 1324 hours 10 14 10 14__________________________________________________________________________run no . 34 35 36 37composition wt . % diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________lp - 100 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 1 . 472 36 . 8 1 . 472 36 . 8lp - 300 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 1 . 104 27 . 6 1 . 104 27 . 6exxon 200 0 0 0 0 1 . 104 27 . 6 1 . 104 27 . 6gafac re610 0 0 0 . 08 2 0 . 12 3 0 0igepal co630 0 . 12 3 0 . 04 1 0 0 0 . 12 3cga 184699 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5hard water 96 0 96 0 96 0 96 0total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________results : emulsions : 0 - time none none none noneafter 20 turns excellent excellent excellent excellentafter 24 hours none none fair poor__________________________________________________________________________solids or creams : super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt super pcpt__________________________________________________________________________0 - time no turns 10 10 10 100 - time 20 turns 0 0 0 0one hour 11 11 0 9two hours 12 12 0 11four hours 12 12 1 1124 hours 14 12 5 11__________________________________________________________________________run no . 38 39 40 41composition wt . % diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . diluted * conc . __________________________________________________________________________lp - 100 1 . 472 36 . 8 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46lp - 300 1 . 104 27 . 6 0 0 0 0 0 0exxon 200 1 . 104 27 . 6 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46 1 . 84 46gafac re610 0 . 08 2 0 . 12 3 0 0 0 . 08 2igepal co630 0 . 04 1 0 0 0 . 12 3 0 . 04 1cga 184699 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5 0 . 2 5hard water 96 0 96 0 96 0 96 0total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100__________________________________________________________________________results : emulsions : 0 - 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