Monsanto Technology LLC

Todd Charles Friedman

John W Hemminghaus

Junhua Zhang

Wenjin Deng

Sunder Rangachari

Liwei Yuan

Greg Hartmann

David Z Becher

Eduardo Aurelio Casanova

Andrew D Dyszlewski

Alison MacInnes

Robert B Weisenfeld

Nicholas J Nissing

Thimmareddy Thatiparti

Phillip K Lee

Ed Ries

Randall Alberts

Sherrol Lee Baysdon

Keith A Kretzmer

The present invention relates to various herbicidal compositions comprising microcapsules containing an acetamide herbicide. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing these compositions and methods of using these compositions for controlling weeds.

Microencapsulated acetamide herbicides

The present invention generally relates to solid herbicidal concentrate compositions comprising one or more herbicide salts, particularly salts of acidic herbicides such as glyphosate salts, glufosinate salts, and/or various auxin herbicide salts. The present invention further relates to various processes for preparing the solid herbicidal concentrate compositions as well as methods of using the solid herbicidal concentrate compositions to prepare herbicidal application mixtures.

Solid herbicidal concentrate compositions

Aqueous pesticidal mixtures comprising a microencapsulated pesticide and an agent that modulates the release rate of the pesticide from the microcapsules are described. Also described are various methods of modulating the release rate of a microencapsulated pesticide in a pesticidal mixture. Further, various pesticidal mixtures comprising a microencapsulated pesticide and a co-pesticide that provides for enhanced crop safety are described.

Modulation of release rate from microencapsulated pesticides

The present invention generally relates to processes for producing and recovering cyclitolcarboxylic acids such as shikimic acid and quinic acid. In particular, the present invention is directed to processes for producing shikimic acid that comprise contacting glyphosate and an organism that has the common aromatic biosynthetic pathway. The present invention is also directed to recovery of the shikimic acid product from aqueous process streams utilizing membrane separation techniques.

Processes for producing and recovering shikimic acid

Processes for the preparation, concentration and recovery an N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product from aqueous process streams including contacting mother liquor generated in the precipitation of N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product crystals with a selective membrane to produce a retentate enriched N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product and a permeate depleted in N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine product are disclosed.

Process for selective removal of water and impurities from N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine

Improved processes for preparing and crystallizing N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid are provided. The processes include adding N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid seed crystals to N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid reaction solutions. Provided are beds of crystallized N-(phosphonomethyl)iminodiacetic acid having improved permeability and filtration rate and reduced impurities.

Altering the crystal size distribution of N-(phosphonomethyl) iminodiacetic acid for improved filtration and product quality

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Todd Charles Friedman