TRIAZOLE FORMULATIONS
The present disclosure describes a formulation including a nanoparticle including a polymer-associated triazole compound with an average diameter of between about 1 nm and about 500 nm; wherein the polymer is a polyelectrolyte, and a dispersant or a wetting agent. The disclosure describes various formulations and formulating agents that can be included in the formulations. Additionally, the disclosure describes application to various plants and fungi as well as advantages of the disclosed formulations.
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75 . A formulation comprising:
a nanoparticle comprising a polymer-associated triazole compound with an average diameter of between about 1 nm and about 500 nm; wherein the polymer is a polyelectrolyte;
between about 0.5 weight percent and about 5 weight percent of a dispersant selected from a taurate or a naphthalene sulfonate condensate;
between about 0.5 weight percent and about 5 weight percent of a wetting agent selected from a polycarboxylate salt and a sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate;
between about 0.1 weight percent and about 1 weight percent of an anti-foaming agent;
between about 0.01 weight percent and about 0.2 weight percent of a preservative; and
water.
76 . The formulation of claim 75 , wherein the triazole compound comprises between about 5 and about 30 percent by weight of the formulation.
77 . The formulation of claim 75 , wherein the ratio of the weight percent of the triazole compound to the weight percent of the nanoparticles is between about 1:1 to 6:1.
78 . The formulation of claim 75 further comprising between about 0.1 weight percent to about 5 weight percent of a thickener selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic silica, fumed silica and combinations thereof.
79 . The formulation of claim 75 further comprising between about 5 weight percent to about 10 weight percent of an anti-freeze agent.
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83 . The formulation of claim 75 further comprising a fungicide.
84 . The formulation of claim 83 , wherein the fungicide is a strobilurin.
85 . The formulation of claim 75 , where the polyelectrolyte polymer is a poly(methacrylic acid-co-ethyl acrylate) polymer.
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94 . The formulation of claim 75 further comprising an additional pesticide which comprises between about 5 weight percent and about 30 weight percent of the formulation.
95 . The formulation of claim 75 further comprising between about 0.1 weight percent to about 6 weight percent of a alkyl polyglucoside non-ionic surfactant.
96 . The formulation of claim 75 further comprising a liquid fertilizer.
97 . The formulation of claim 75 , wherein the triazole compound is selected from the group consisting of azaconazole, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, diclobutrazol, difenoconazole, diniconazole, epoxiconazole, etaconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, furconazole, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, quinconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimenfon, triadimenol, triticonazole, uniconazole, and combinations thereof