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Adjuvants & Formulations
Bimonthly magazine for agchem specialists (former Adjuvant Newsletter)

November / December 2021

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Tweens ever-continuing product life cycle

Tweens are well-known in agrochemistry. Since the introduction of these alkoxylated sorbitan esters in the 1940s, many applications have been developed. Several variations on the original chemistry have seen the light of day and this process is ongoing. Adjuvants & Formulations presents a review in a nutshell.

Cellulose nanocarriers allow pathogen-specific pesticide delivery

Cellulose nanocarriers are a promising delivery system for the stimuli-responsive release of active ingredients to target cellulase-segregating fungi. German researchers concludes this in a study that is highlighted in Adjuvants & Formulations.
Picture: SEM image (left) and scheme (right) of fungicide-loaded cellulose nanocarrier; Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research / Institute for Biotechnology and Drug Research.

News in brief

A catanionic surfactant mixture is found to show an outstanding synergistic effect in improving the wettability of low energy substrates. Adjuvants & Formulations presents the major findings of this work.

More news in this issue:

  • Folate/Zn2+ supramolecular hydrogels as drift reducing agent
  • Comparison of UAV and fixed-wing aerial application for alfalfa insect pest control
  • Effect of nitrogen-based products on the performance of 2,4-D in soft and hard water
  • Addition of oil can improve spray penetration capability
  • Chitosan/collagen peptides nanoparticles as green topical delivery vehicles
  • Antifungal versus antibacterial defence of insect wings

 

Patents in brief

Highly concentrated formulations are the trademark of Imtrade Australia Pty Ltd. The past years this company presented such formulations of various herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. 2021 was a record year for the company with at least 28 patent applications published covering various formulation aspects.

Adjuvants & Formulations reports also about activities of other companies as well as universities, such as:

  • Riboflavin reduces dicamba vapour drift injury
  • Dicamba SL-formulations stable at cold storage
  • Overview of recent patent publications with brief summary

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