Claims
- 1. A composition comprising of:
(a) a carboxylic acid or phosphorus containing acid providing that the phosphorus containing acid is not a glyphosate, (b) an amine containing surfactant and (c) at least one water soluble agricultural chemical, with the proviso that the composition contains less than 3 percent by weight of phosphate ester surfactant and the proviso that if a carboxylic acid and glyphosate are present, then said glyphosate and carboxylic acid are in a weight/weight ratio of glyphosate to carboxylic acid in a 8:1 to about 2:1.
- 2. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said carboxylic acid is a mono-carboxylic acid of the formula CxH2xO2, where x=1 to 5.
- 3. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said carboxylic acid is a di-carboxylic acid of the formula CxH2x−2O4, where x=2 to 5.
- 4. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said carboxylic acid is a tri-carboxylic acid.
- 5. The composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein said mono-carboxylic acid is formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid or valeric acid.
- 6. The composition as claimed in claim 3, wherein said di-carboxylic acid is oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid or glutaric acid.
- 7. The composition as claimed in claim 4, wherein said tri-carboxylic acid is citric acid.
- 8. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said phosphorus-containing acid is phosphoric acid.
- 9. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said phosphorus-containing acid is phosphorous acid.
- 10. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said amine-containing surfactant is a fatty amine alkoxylate of the formula:
- 11. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said amine containing surfactant is a block copolymer derived from the sequential addition of ethylene oxide and optionally propylene oxide to ethylenediamine, of the formula:
- 12. The composition as claimed in claim 10, wherein said fatty amine alkoxylate is tallowamine ethoxylate.
- 13. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said water-soluble agricultural chemical is a fertilizer.
- 14. The composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said water soluble agricultural chemical is a pesticide.
- 15. The composition as claimed in claim 13, wherein said fertilizer is ammonia sulfate, ammonia salt of a carboxylic acid mono-potassium phosphate or di-potassium phosphate, ammonia nitrate, urea, ammonia citrate or ammonia acetate.
- 16. The composition as claimed in claim 13, wherein said fertilizer is a micronutrient.
- 17. The composition as claimed in claim 16, wherein said micronutrient is a water soluble salt of zinc, copper, manganese, magnesium, iron or boron.
- 18. The composition as claimed in claim 14, wherein said pesticide is a herbicide, insecticide and fungicide.
- 19. The composition as claimed in claim 18, wherein said herbicide is a chlorinated carboxylic acid herbicide.
- 20. The composition as claimed in claim 18, wherein said herbicide is glyphosate or a salt thereof.
- 21. The composition as claimed in claim 18, wherein said herbicide is glyphosate-trimesium or a salt thereof.
- 22. The composition as claimed in claim 18, wherein said herbicide is glufosinate or a salt thereof.
- 23. The composition as claimed in claim 18, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin.
- 24. The composition as claimed in claim 23, wherein said synthetic auxin is chloramben or dicamba or salts thereof.
- 25. The composition as claimed in claim 23, wherein said synthetic auxin is a phenoxy carboxylic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop, or mecoprop-P or salts thereof.
- 26. The composition as claimed in claim 23, wherein said synthetic auxin is 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop or mecoprop-P or salts thereof.
- 27. The composition as claimed in claim 23, wherein said synthetic auxin is a pyridine carboxylic acid, clopyralid, fluroxypyr, picloram or triclopyr or salts thereof.
- 28. The composition as claimed in claim 23, wherein said synthetic auxin is a quinoline carboxylic acid, quiclorac or quinmerac or salts thereof.
- 29. A composition comprising:
(a) a phosphorus containing acid providing that the phosphorus containing acid is not a glyphosate, (b) an amine containing surfactant and (c) at least one water soluble agricultural chemical, with the proviso that the composition contains less than 3 percent by weight of phosphate ester surfactant.
- 30. The composition as claimed in claim 29, wherein said phosphorus-containing acid is phosphoric acid.
- 31. The composition as claimed in claim 29, wherein said phosphorus-containing acid is phosphorous acid.
- 32. The composition as claimed in claim 29, wherein said amine-containing surfactant is a fatty amine alkoxylate of the formula:
- 32. The composition as claimed in claim 29, wherein said amine containing surfactant is a block copolymer derived from the sequential addition of ethylene oxide and optionally propylene oxide to ethylenediamine, of the formula:
- 33. The composition as claimed in claim 29, wherein said fatty amine alkoxylate is tallowamine ethoxylate.
- 34. The composition as claimed in claim 29, wherein said water-soluble agricultural chemical is a fertilizer.
- 35. The composition as claimed in claim 29, wherein said water soluble agricultural chemical is a pesticide.
- 36. The composition as claimed in claim 34, wherein said fertilizer is ammonia sulfate, ammonia salt of a carboxylic acid, mono-potassium phosphate, di-potassium phosphate, ammonia nitrate, urea, ammonia citrate or ammonia acetate.
- 37. The composition as claimed in claim 34, wherein said fertilizer is a micronutrient.
- 38. The composition as claimed in claim 37, wherein said micronutrient is a water soluble salt of zinc, copper, manganese, magnesium, iron or boron.
- 39. The composition as claimed in claim 35, wherein said pesticide is a herbicide, insecticide or fungicide.
- 40. The composition as claimed in claim 39, wherein said pesticide is a chlorinated carboxylic acid herbicide.
- 41. The composition as claimed in claim 39, wherein said pesticide is glyphosate or a salt thereof.
- 42. The composition as claimed in claim 39, wherein said herbicide is glyphosate-trimesium or a salt thereof.
- 43. The composition as claimed in claim 39, wherein said herbicide is glufosinate or a salt thereof.
- 44. The composition as claimed in claim 39, wherein said herbicide is a synthetic auxin.
- 45. The composition as claimed in claim 44, wherein said synthetic auxin is chloramben or dicamba or salts thereof.
- 46. The composition as claimed in claim 44, wherein said synthetic auxin is chloramben or dicamba or salts thereof.
- 47. The composition as claimed in claim 44, wherein said synthetic auxin is a phenoxy carboxylic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop, or mecoprop-P or salts thereof.
- 48. The composition as claimed in claim 44, wherein said synthetic auxin is 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid, 2,4-dichlorophenoxy butyric acid, clomeprop, dichlorprop, dichlorprop-P, monochlorophenoxy acetic acid, monochlorophenoxy butyric acid, mecoprop or mecoprop-P or salts thereof.
- 49. The composition as claimed in claim 44, wherein said synthetic auxin is a pyridine carboxylic acid, clopyralid, fluroxypyr, picloram or triclopyr or salts thereof.
- 50. The composition as claimed in claim 44, wherein said synthetic auxin is a quinoline carboxylic acid, quiclorac or quinmerac or salts thereof.
- 51. A composition comprising:
(a) a phosphorus containing acid providing that the phosphorus containing acid is not a glyphosate, (b) an amine containing surfactant of the formula: 8where x, y, a, b, c, d, r, and s are independently a number from 0-100, with the proviso that the sum of a+b+c+d+r+s+x+y must be at least 4 and (c) at least one water soluble agricultural chemical, with the proviso that the composition contains less than 3 percent by weight of phosphate ester surfactant.
- 52. A method for treating soil which comprises adding the composition as claimed in claim 1 to the soil.
- 53. A method for treating soil which comprises adding the composition as claimed in claim 29 to the soil.
- 54. A composition comprising of:
(a) a carboxylic acid or phosphorus containing acid providing that the phosphorus containing acid is not a glyphosate, (b) an amine containing surfactant and (c) at least one water soluble agricultural chemical, with the proviso that the composition contains less than 3 percent by weight of phosphate ester surfactant and the proviso that if a carboxylic acid is used for said component (a) and a glyphosate is used for said component (c), then said carboxylic acid is present in an amount that does not effectively reduce eye irritation.
- 55. A method for treating soil which comprises adding the composition as claimed in claim 54 to the soil.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Serial No. 60/270,311 filed Feb. 21, 2001 which is incorporated by reference in its entirety for all useful purposes.
Provisional Applications (1)
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