Ciba-geigy Corporation

Novartis Corporation

Novartis Corporation (formerly Ciba-geigy Corporation)

Michael J Hopkinson

Hans Walter Hasslin

Larry I Baker

Flowable herbicidal compositions which contain an active component combination of at least one triazine and at least one chloroacetanilide with a surfactant component. This surfactant component, which consists of an anionic compound based on a monosulfuric acid ester of alkyl or alkyphenol polyglycol ethers as well as at least one nonionic alkyl or alkylphenol polyglycol ether, gives stable dispersions of the concentrated composition and forms stable dispersions of dilutions of the compositions suitable for direct use.

Surfactant compositions

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an aqueous suspension of microcapsules having a capsule wall of polyurea and encapsulating a water-immiscible pesticide, by dispersing a solution of a polyisocyanate in the sparingly water-soluble pesticide in water and subsequently reacting the dispersion with a polyamine, which process comprises effecting the dispersion of the solution of the polyisocyanate in the sparingly water-soluble pesticide in water and the subsequent reaction of the dispersion with the polyamine in the presence of at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible nonionic surfactant of a block copolymer having at least one hydrophobic block and at least one hydrophilic block.

Process for the preparation of microcapsules

Herbicidal compositions comprising diamino-1,3,5-triazine and

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of microcapsules having a capsule wall of polyurea and encapsulating a water-immiscible pesticide. The process comprises first dispersing a solution of a polyisocyanate in the sparingly water-soluble pesticide, in the presence of an anionic dispersant and at least one nonionic protective colloid and/or a nonionic surfactant, and subsequently reacting the dispersion with a polyamine, to give a stable aqueous suspension of microcapsules which can be used either direct or after dilution with water as pesticidal composition.

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Pleasant Garden, NC, United States of America

Michael J Hopkinson