Monsanto Technology LLC

Monsanto Company

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Monsanto Europe S.a.

Richard M Kramer

Jane L Gillespie

Thomas Day

Andrew D Dyszlewski

Daniel R Wright

Joseph J Sandbrink

Xiaodong Chris Xu

Anthony J Ward

Domingo C Riego

Ralph E Lindemann, Jr

Dennis H Williamson

Donald L Suttner

Ron P Crockett

Claude R Jones

Rodney O Radke

John JianShi Wang

Ronald Joseph Brinker

Brent D Massmann

Norman Robert Pallas

Anthony J I Ward

Xiaodong C Xu

Marc Emile Toussaint

Ralph E Lindemann

Thomas M Day

Marc (deceased) Toussaint

Herbicidal compositions are provided which cause rapid symptomology while delivering long term control of regrowth of plants. The herbicidal compositions comprise N-phosphonomethylglycine or a herbicidal derivative thereof, a bipyridilium or a herbicidal derivative thereof, and at least one surfactant. A herbicidal spray composition is preparable from a particulate solid concentrate or a liquid concentrate. Also provided is a method for killing or controlling the growth of plants comprising the step of contacting the foliage of said plants with an aqueous herbicidal composition of the invention.

Herbicidal compositions containing glyphosate bipyridilium

Herbicidal compositions containing glyphosate and bipyridilium

Process for making a downstream processable ammonium glyphosate paste

A process is provided for preparing ammonium glyphosate flakes, comprising (a) mixing (i) solid particulate glyphosate acid, (ii) water in an amount of about 0.5 to about 3 parts by weight per part by weight of glyphosate acid, and (iii) a base that supplies ammonium cations, in an amount of about 0.8 to about 1.25 mole equivalents of ammonia per mole of glyphosate acid, to form an aqueous reaction medium; (b) allowing the glyphosate acid to react with the base in the reaction medium to form a reaction product comprising a concentrated aqueous solution of ammonium glyphosate; (c) drying the reaction product by contact thereof with a heated surface to form, primarily by evaporation of water, a solid deposit on the heated surface; and (d) scraping the solid deposit off the heated surface to recover dry flakes of ammonium glyphosate.

Process for making ammonium glyphosate flakes

A process is provided for preparing ammonium glyphosate powder suitable for downstream processing by extrusion to make a granular formulation comprising ammonium glyphosate and surfactant. The process comprises (a) mixing (i) solid particulate glyphosate acid, (ii) water in an amount of about 0.5 to about 3 parts by weight per part by weight of glyphosate acid, and (iii) a base that supplies ammonium cations, in an amount of about 0.8 to about 1.25 mole equivalents of ammonia per mole of glyphosate acid, to form an aqueous reaction medium; (b) allowing the glyphosate acid to react with the base in the reaction medium to form a reaction product comprising a concentrated aqueous solution of ammonium glyphosate; (c) drying the reaction product, for example with a drum dryer, to recover a particulate solid; and (d) accelerating the particulate solid in a turbulent high-velocity gas stream, for example in a jet mill, to form by particle-particle attrition an ammonium glyphosate powder having a mean particle size of about 5 to about 20 &mgr;m.

Process for making ammonium glyphosate powder

Plant treatment compositions having enhanced biological effectiveness

Solid N-phosphonomethylglycine or glyphosate acid is charged to a substantially closed system and then partially pre-dried as by continuously recirculating it through a hot air grinding/drying system. A cooled solution of ammonium hydroxide is then metered into and reacted with the partially dried glyphosate acid as it is being recirculated in a manner such that the moisture content of the reaction mass so formed is continuously decreased throughout the reaction. Following completion of the ammonium hydroxide addition, a powdered reaction mass/product having a moisture content of about 2 wt. % is formed. Significantly, at this stage, the ammonium glyphosate product is suitable for end use and it can be readily dissolved in water and immediately used as a herbicide or plant growth regulator. More importantly, however, this product is capable due to its highly sorptive character to be further formulated into a product exceptionally highly loaded with adjuvants and particularly surfactants.

Preparation of ammonium glyphosate using aqueous ammonium hydroxide in a

Solid N-phosphonomethylglycine or glyphosate acid in 'wet cake' form is charged to a suitable mixer/reactor. A stoichiometric equivalent of anhydrous ammonia gas is fed to the mixer for direct reaction with the glyphosate acid as it is agitated within the mixer. A water Jacket containing circulating water or other suitable heat transfer facilitating means readily known to those in the art is adapted to the mixer and used to remove heat from the reactor produced by the exothermic reaction. The moisture content of the glyphosate wet cake, the design of the mixer including a preferred close tolerance relation between the inner walls of the reactor and its mixing impellers together with the relative location of the ammonia gas inlet in the mixer/reactor and maintenance of a reaction temperature of about 60.degree. C. or below are all important process variables. The ammonium glyphosate thereby produced is a highly sorptive, water-soluble powder suitable for end use as a plant growth regulator or as a herbicide without further processing. Due to the highly sorptive character of the reaction product, however, it is particularly well-suited for further formulation to absorb/adsorb an exceptionally high level of adjuvants such as wetting agents, anti-foaming agents and, in particular, surfactants.

Preparation of ammonium glyphosate via a gas-solid reaction system

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Chesterfield, MO, United States of America

Richard M Kramer