IP Library Granted Patent US 12,378,165
Granted Patent B2
US 12,378,165 · App. 16/751,410 · Granted Aug 5, 2025

Pesticide formulation comprising MFC as rheology modifier

Inventors: Humberto Benito Lopez (Chino Hills, CA); Lisiane Zeni (Newport Beach, CA); Jonny Martinez (Newport Beach, CA)
Assignee: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
C05B15/00A01N25/02A01N25/04A01N25/26A01N25/30A01N53/00A01N57/12C05G3/44C05G3/60C05G5/12C05G5/18C05G5/20C08L1/02
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Patent No.
US 12,378,165
App. No.
16/751,410
Granted
Aug 5, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein, inter alia, is a composition comprising an agricultural agent in particulate form and a microfibrillated cellulose, and methods of making and using the aforementioned composition.

Claims (39)

1. A composition comprising:

a capsule suspension (CS) of a mixture of chlorethoxyfos and bifenthrin in a liquid phase, the mixture being disposed within an encapsulating wall;

a polymeric dispersant;

0.01% to about 5% by dry weight microfibrillated cellulose, and optionally ethanolamine, and

a high ionic strength medium,

wherein the microfibrillated cellulose is chemically unmodified, wherein the composition exhibits time-dependent shear thinning.

2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the encapsulating wall comprises a polyurea.

3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the liquid phase comprises water.

4. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising ethanolamine.

5. A composition comprising:

an agricultural agent in particulate form;

a microfibrillated cellulose, wherein the microfibrillated cellulose is present in an amount from about 0.01% to about 5% by dry weight of the composition and

a high ionic strength medium;

wherein the particulate form is selected from the group consisting of a liquid droplet, a gel, or a combination thereof; and

wherein the agricultural agent in particulate form are part of an emulsifiable concentrate (EC), a capsule suspension (CS), a suspo-emulsion (SE), a microemulsion (ME), or an oil dispersion (OD),

wherein the microfibrillated cellulose is chemically unmodified, wherein the composition exhibits time-dependent shear thinning.

6. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the composition further comprises solid particulates, metamict state particulates, or combinations thereof.

7. The composition of claim 5 , further comprising a polymeric dispersant.

8. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the agricultural agent comprises one or more of a pesticide, a biological pesticide, an herbicide, an insecticide, a plant growth regulator, a biostimulant, a UV-protectant, a dust repellant, a hormone, a fertilizer, a micronutrient or combinations thereof.

9. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the solid particulate, metamict state particulates, or combinations thereof comprises one or more of a pesticide, a biological pesticide, an herbicide, an insecticide, a plant growth regulator, a biostimulant, a UV-protectant, a dust repellant, a hormone, a fertilizer, a micronutrient or combinations thereof.

10. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the agricultural agent comprises chlorethoxyfos.

11. The composition of claim 5 or 10 , wherein the agricultural agent comprises bifenthrin.

12. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the agricultural agent is present in an amount from about 0.1% to about 60% by weight of the composition.

13. The composition of claim 5 , further comprising a polymeric dispersant is selected from the group consisting of anionic polymeric dispersants, lignosulfonates, alkyl formaldehyde condensates, non-ionic polymeric dispersants, polyvinyl alcohols, and acrylic copolymers.

14. The composition of claim 13 , wherein when the agricultural agent is part of a capsule suspension, the polymeric dispersant is an acrylic comb polymeric dispersant.

15. The composition of claim 13 , wherein the polymeric dispersant is an anionic acrylic polymer.

16. The composition of claim 5 , further comprising an additional rheology modifier.

17. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the rheology modifier is selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides, xanthan gums, guar gums, locust gums, clays, silicas, starches, rheo-surfactants, and mixtures thereof.

18. The composition of claim 17 , wherein the rheology modifier is present in an amount from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the suspension.

19. The composition of claim 5 , further comprising ethanolamine.

20. A method of treating a crop comprising:

providing a composition comprising:

an agricultural agent in particulate form; and

a microfibrillated cellulose, wherein the microfibrillated cellulose is present in an amount from about 0.01% to about 5% by dry weight of the composition;

wherein the particulate form is selected from a liquid droplet, a gel,

an emulsifiable concentrate (EC), a capsule suspension (CS), a suspo-emulsion (SE), a microemulsion (ME), or an oil dispersion (OD); and

wherein the microfibrillated cellulose is chemically unmodified; and

adding to the composition a high ionic strength medium to provide a mixture.

21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the high ionic strength medium comprises fertilizer.

Assignments (3)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2026
From: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION; TYRATECH, INC.
To: BMO BANK N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 075188/0405 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2026
From: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 075093/0243 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2020
From: LOPEZ, HUMBERTO BENITO; ZENI, LISIANE; MARTINEZ, JONNY
To: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 052734/0329 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 62916764 · Oct 17, 2019
Provisional Application 62896762 · Sep 6, 2019
Provisional Application 62797124 · Jan 25, 2019
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