VEGETABLE OIL COMPOSITION FOR COATING PARTICLES

1 . A coating composition comprising at least:

from 1% by weight to 30% by weight, limits included, of a surfactant;

from 5% by weight to 99% by weight, limits included, of a cyclic alcohol, comprising 12 to 100 carbon atoms, limits included, and of derivatives thereof,

wherein, when the cationic surfactant is a nitrogen-containing surfactant, the surfactant is selected from primary amines and secondary amines.

2 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is selected from anionic surfactants and cationic surfactants, as well as the mixtures thereof.

3 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is selected from primary amines and secondary amines, and their salts.

4 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is a mixture comprising at least one cationic surfactant and at least one anionic surfactant selected from monoalkyl esters of phosphoric acid, dialkyl esters of phosphoric acid, alkoxylated monoalkyl esters of phosphoric acid, alkoxylated dialkyl esters of phosphoric acid, alkyl esters of sulfuric acid, alkoxylated alkyl esters of sulfuric acid, alkylsulfonic acids, arylsulfonic acids, alkoxylated alkylsulfonates and (alkyl ether)sulfonates.

5 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is a mixture comprising at least one surfactant selected from primary amines and secondary amines, and their salts, and at least one alkyl ester of phosphoric acid.

6 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surfactant(s) is(are) present at dosages ranging from 1% by weight to 25% by weight, limits included, with respect to the total coating composition.

7 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cyclic alcohol has a molecular weight of greater than 100 g·mol −1 .

8 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cyclic alcohol is selected from phytosterols.

9 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cyclic alcohol is present at dosages ranging from 7% by weight to 80% by weight, limits included, with respect to the total coating composition.

10 . The composition as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising one or more other components selected from:

rheology modifiers, waxes, amidoamides, alkylamidoamides;

hydrophobizing agents, macrocrystalline waxes;

dispersing agents;

dyes, UV tracers, pigments, colorants;

mineral and/or organic micronutrients and trace elements which can be finely dispersed and/or compatibilized;

biostimulants;

pesticides;

bacteria, yeasts, fungi, viruses;

antioxidants, preservatives, UV stabilizers;

odor-masking agents, antiodorants, aromas, fragrances;

and also mixtures of two or more of the components listed above.

11 . A method for coating a granular material selected from fertilizers, coal, ores, mineral aggregates, sulfur, wood chips, dirt, granulated waste, medicaments, cereals, granulated animal feed and the like, comprising contacting the granular material with the composition as claimed in claim 1 .

12 . A granular material coated with the composition as claimed in claim 1 .

13 . The granular material as claimed in claim 12 which is a fertilizer granule.