Rhodia Operations

Rhodia Limited

Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique

University of Pennsylvania

Universitè De Montpellier

Centre Nationale De La Recherche Scientifique

Rhodia (china) Co. Ltd.

Aegilops Applications

Solvay USA Inc.

Specialty Operations France

Energysolutions, LLC

Lapeyre

Jean-Christophe Castaing

Zhiyun Chen

Galder Cristobal

Marie-Pierre Labeau

Gilda Maria Lizarraga

Pengfei Ji

Ling Qi

Jean-Paul Chapel

Lawrence Alan Hough

Pascal Metivier

Ashwin Rao

Subramanian Kesavan

Herve Adam

Clara Vernay

Jérôme Fresnais

Jean-Francois Berret

Peng Ji

Shu Yang

Robert Lee Reierson

Gary Woodward

Krish Shanmuga

Jose P Ruiz

Benoit Abribat

Thierry Vidal

Ruela Talingting Pabalan

Floryan De Campo

Rajesh Goyal

William Bett

Satyen Trivedi

Chantal Badre

Tobias Johannes Fütterer

Bertrand Pavageau

Hélène Fay

Julie Broguiere

Charlie Aymes

Amelie Grasset

Jean-François Berret

Hubert Sainsard

Katerina Karegianni

Christian Ligoure

Laurence Ramos

Robert Gresser

Rawad Tadmouri

Benoît Abribat

Jeremy De Laat

Arnaud Vanberleere

Jean-Noël Bousseau

Jérome Fresnais

Jean Paul Chapel

Jerome Fresnais

Jose Ruiz

Gilda Lizarraga

A seed or seedling is coated with a cross-linked biopolymer and, optionally, a second binder selected from underivatized guar, cationic hydroxypropyl guar, polyacrylamide, poly(methacrylic acid), poly(acrylic acid), polyacrylate, poly(ethylene glycol), polyethyleneoxide, polyamide, hydroxypropyl guar, carboxymethyl guar, carboxymethylhydroxypropyl guar, underivatized starch, cationic starch, corn starch, wheat starch, rice starch, potato starch, tapioca, waxy maize,, waxy sarghum, sago, dextrin, chitin, chitosan, xanthan gum, carageenan gum, gum karaya, gum arabic, pectin, cellulose, hydroxycellulose, hydroxyalkyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, or hydroxypropyl cellulose. The seed coating composition is characterized by a dust value, as measured using a Heubach dustmeter device, which is lower by at least 30% as compared to an analogous composition that does not contain the crosslinked biopolymer.

Biopolymer-based seed coatings compositions and methods for use

Disclosed are methods of improving germination rates of plants/crops, as well as preventing or arresting water evaporation loss from targeted soil areas, which allows for improved water usage efficiency by crops, plants, grasses, vegetation, etc.

Soil additives for promoting seed germination, for prevention of evaporation and methods for use

The present invention relates to a process for treating seeds which may be used, in particular, for coating grains. The treatment process of the invention is a process for treating, in particular for coating, seeds, comprising at least:

Method for treating seeds

A seed or seedling is coated with underivatized guar, cationic hydroxypropyl guar, polyacrylamide, poly(methacrylic acid), poly(acrylic acid), polyacrylate, polyethylene glycol), polyethyleneoxide, poly(vinyl alcohol), polyglycerol, polytetrahydrofuran, polyamide, hydroxypropyl guar, carboxymethyl guar, carboxymethylhydroxypropyl guar, underivatized starch, cationic starch, corn starch, wheat starch, rice starch, potato starch, tapioca, waxy maize, sorghum, waxy sorghum, sago, dextrin, chitin, chitosan, xanthan gum, carageenan gum, gum karaya, gum arabic, pectin, cellulose, hydroxycellulose, hydroxyalkyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, or hydroxypropyl cellulose, the coated seed or seedling having a shelf-life at room temperature in ambient conditions in an unsealed container to at least two months.

Seed coatings, coating compositions and methods for use

A slurry suspension is provided, which comprises (a) carbonaceous material particles having an average diameter Dcomprised between 0.1 &#x3bc;m and 200 &#x3bc;m; (b) an organic compound comprising at least one amine group; and (c) an organic phase.

Slurry suspension comprising torrefied wood particles

An adjuvant composition that contains (a) one or more anionic surfactant compounds, (b) one or more one or more fatty acid alkyl ester compounds, and (c) one or more salts is useful as a component of pesticide compositions.

Agricultural adjuvant compositions of oil/surfactant/salt emulsions and methods for use

Provided is a method to increase the growth of a plant by coating a seed of said plant with a composition comprising at least one of various cationic compounds; notably permitting to develop its biomass and reach its maturity. Provided also is a seed coating composition used in such a method.

Growth enhancement of plant

The invention relates to a mineral foam stabilized by an association of surfactants comprising: a first surfactant carrying at least one sulfate group; and a second amphoteric surfactant.

Stabilisation of mineral foams

Disclosed are soil additives capable of hydrophilizing soil particles and/or increase available water capacity in soil. The soil additive are capable of increasing the available water content/capacity (AWC) in soils, the additive in one embodiment comprising a polymer composition having a hydrophilic portion and a hydrophobic portion, wherein the hydrophobic portion of the copolymer binds with the soil particle surface and the hydrophilic portion of the copolymer can bind with water. This results in the prevention, arrest or decelerated loss of water from the targeted area, for example the plant root zone, which allows for improved water usage efficiency by plants, grasses, vegetation, etc.

Soil hydrophilization agent and methods for use

An aqueous fluid composition useful for the recovery of hydrocarbons from a subterranean formation, including a mixture of water, a water soluble polymer, an inorganic salt and at least one zwitterionic surfactant and methods of using same.

Addition of zwitterionic surfactant to water soluble polymer to increase the stability of the polymers in aqueous solutions containing salt and/or surfactants

A peat moss composition having improved water holding capacity, hydrophilicity, and/or anti-leaching properties comprising one or more polysaccharides, for example guars and/or guar derivatives, is disclosed. A method of preparing the peat moss composition and a method of using it are also disclosed.

Wettable, non-leachable peat moss, method of preparation, and method of use

The present invention relates to methods of improving germination rates of plants or crops, and of preventing or arresting water evaporation loss from targeted soil areas by use of soil additives, which allow for improved water utilization by crops, plants, grasses, vegetation, etc.

A composition comprising peat moss and one or more alkoxylates selected from the group consisting of alcohol alkoxylates and alkylphenol alkoxylates and, optionally, one or more polysaccharides, for example guars and/or guar derivatives. A synergistic effect of a combination of the alkoxylates and the polysaccharides was discovered. A method of preparing the peat moss composition and a method of using it are also disclosed.

Wettable peat moss, method of preparation, and method of use

A hydrophilized article includes (a) a substrate having a hydrophobic surface, and (b) a hydrophilizing layer disposed on at least a portion of the hydrophobic surface of the substrate. said layer comprising an organophosphorus material or a vinyl alcohol material, or a mixture of an organophosphorus material and a vinyl alcohol material.

Hydrophilized substrate and method for hydrophilizing a hydrophobic surface of a substrate

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Burlington, NJ, United States of America

Jean-Christophe Castaing