Herbicide formulation containing hexazinone
View Patent ↗A herbicidal composition containing hexazinone and an alkylene carbonate.
1. A herbicidal composition comprising hexazinone and an alkylene carbonate with the proviso that the composition does not contain a surfactant.
2. A composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the alkylene carbonate is propylene carbonate.
3. A composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the alkylene carbonate is ethylene carbonate.
4. A composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the alkylene carbonate is butylene carbonate.
5. A composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ratio of hexaxinone to alkylene carbonate is at most 1:10.
6. A composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ratio of hexaxinone to alkylene carbonate is at most 1:5.
7. A composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ratio of hexaxinone to alkylene carbonate is at most 1:2.
8. A herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hexazinone comprises at least 5% by weight of the total composition.
9. A herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hexazinone comprises at least 10% by weight of the total composition.
10. A herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hexazinone comprises at least 15% by weight of the total composition.
11. A herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hexazinone comprises at least 20% by weight of the total composition.
12. A herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hexazinone comprises at least 25% by weight of the total composition.
13. A herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the hexazinone comprises at least 30% by weight of the total composition.
14. A method comprising mixing the composition as claimed in claim 1 with water and spraying onto plant foliage.
15. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 , which further has no other solvent.
16. A herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 , which further comprises another solvent.
17. A herbicidal composition comprising hexazinone and a sufficient amount of alkylene carbonate to completely solubolize the hexazinone with the proviso that the composition does not contain a surfactant.
18. A herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 which further comprises another herbicide.
19. A herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the composition does not contain a defoaming or foam breaking agent selected from the group consisting of perfluoroalkylphosphonic acid, perfiuoroalkylphosphinic acid and perfluoroaliphatic polymeric ester.
20. A herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the hexazinone comprises at least 20% by weight of the total composition.
21. A herbicidal composition comprising hexazinone and an alkylene carbonate with the proviso that the composition does not form an emulsion.
22. The composition as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the ratio of hexaxinone to alkylene carbonate is at most 1:2.
23. The herbicidal composition as claimed in claim 22 , wherein the hexazinone comprises at least 30% by weight of the total composition.
24. A herbicidal composition comprising hexazinone and an alkylene carbonate with the proviso that the composition is water miscible.