Maleated Natural Oil Derivatives as Agrochemical Inert Ingredients
The present disclosure provides an adjuvant composition that includes a maleated natural oil derivative. The adjuvant composition may be incorporated into agrochemical formulations and applied to target substrates to kill, inhibit, or repel pests.
1 . An adjuvant composition comprising a maleated natural oil derivative obtained from the reaction of a maleated natural oil and a derivative compound comprising at least one polyoxyalkylene glycol, mono-alkyl polyoxyalkylene glycol, polyetheramine, alkyleneamine, alkanolamine, thiol-terminated polyoxyalkylene glycol, ammonia, Group IA metal hydroxide, Group IIA metal hydroxide or mixture thereof.
2 . The adjuvant composition according to claim 1 , wherein the maleated natural oil is a maleated vegetable oil.
3 . The adjuvant composition according to claim 2 , wherein the maleated vegetable oil is a maleated soybean oil.
4 . The adjuvant composition according to claim 1 , where the maleated natural oil is a maleated alkyl ester of a fatty acid.
5 . The adjuvant composition according to claim 1 , where the maleated natural oil is a maleated synthetic triglyceride of a natural fatty acid.
6 . The adjuvant composition according to claim 1 , wherein the derivative compound is a polyoxyalkylene glycol.
7 . The adjuvant composition according to claim 1 , wherein the derivative compound is a polyetheramine.
8 . The adjuvant composition according to claim 7 , wherein the polyetheramine is a polyether monoamine.
9 . The adjuvant composition according to claim 1 , wherein the adjuvant composition further comprises one or more auxiliary components.
10 . An adjuvant composition comprising (i) about 0.1-99.9% by weight of a maleated natural oil derivative obtained from the reaction of a maleated natural oil and a derivative compound comprising at least one polyoxyalkylene glycol, mono-alkyl polyoxyalkylene glycol, polyetheramine, alkyleneamine, alkanolamine, thiol-terminated polyoxyalkylene glycol or a mixture thereof and (ii) about 0.1-99.9% by weight of an auxiliary component, where the % by weight is based on the total weight of the adjuvant composition.
11 . An agrochemical formulation comprising a pesticide or mixture of pesticides and the adjuvant composition according to claim 1 .
12 . The agrochemical formulation according to claim 11 , wherein the pesticide is a fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, algicide, molluscicide, miticide, rodenticide, or insect repellant.
13 . The agrochemical formulation according to claim 12 , wherein the agrochemical formulation further comprises one or more auxiliary components.
14 . A container comprising the adjuvant blend according to claim 1 .
15 . A concentrate composition comprising from about 1% by weight to about 80% by weight of a pesticide and from about 0.0001% by weight to about 20% by weight of the adjuvant composition of claim 1 , wherein the % by weight is based on the total weight of the concentrate composition.
16 . A spray formulation comprising a pesticide, the adjuvant composition according to claim 1 and water or other solvent.
17 . A method for killing or inhibiting or repelling a pest comprising the steps of providing a pesticide or a mixture of pesticides in a pesticidally effective amount; providing an effective amount of an adjuvant composition according to claim 1 , combining the pesticide or mixture of pesticides with the adjuvant composition to prepare an agrochemical formulation, and contacting the pesticide formulation and the pest.