Isethionic acid salts in field ready spray and tank mixes
View Patent ↗Embodiments of the present invention disclose an agricultural composition that is a field ready spray or a tank mix that includes at least one isethionic acid salt neutralized with sodium, at least one agriculturally active ingredient, and at least one surfactant.
1. An agricultural composition comprising:
a) at least one isethionic acid salt obtained by neutralizing either isethionic acid or isethionic methyl acid with sodium,
b) an agriculturally active ingredient, and
c) at least one surfactant,
wherein the agricultural composition is a field ready spray or a tank mix.
2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the agriculturally active ingredient comprises a weak acid agriculturally active ingredient.
3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the agriculturally active ingredient comprises n-phosphonomethylglycine.
4. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the agriculturally active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of: an insecticide, a fungicide, a biocide, a molluscicide, an algaicide, a plant growth regulator, an anthelmintic, a rodenticide, a nematocide, an acaricide, an amoebicide, a protozoacide, a crop safener and a combination thereof.
5. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the at least one surfactant comprises one or more surface active agents capable of reducing the surface tension of water.
6. A method of treatment of vegetation comprising the step of contacting the agricultural composition as described in claim 1 to vegetation or soil.
7. A method of treatment of a substrate comprising the step of contacting the agricultural composition as described in claim 1 to the substrate.