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

July / August 2024


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Potential of amino acid surfactants in crop protection

Amino acid surfactants offer prospects as agrochemical adjuvants and in pesticide formulations. However, they are still rarely used for this purpose. Adjuvants & Formulations discusses possible applications of these renewable resources-based surfactants as formulation ingredient or as adjuvant.

Formulating with a chatbot and virtual assistant

“How can I develop an EC (Emulsifiable Concentrate) for abamectin?” Adjuvants & Formulations posed this specialist question to ChatGPT to know how this artificial intelligence-driven platform responds. Besides this reasonable question, also a non-obvious question was presented: whether it makes sense to formulate glyphosate as an EC.

Facilitating seed iron uptake through amine-epoxide microgels

Brazilian researchers synthesized amine-epoxide microgels that can be used as a priming agent and micronutrient carrier for seeds. Adjuvants & Formulations summarizes this study briefly.
Picture: Microgel improves uptake of iron into germinating cucumber seed; University of Franca, Brazil.

More news in this issue:

  • Preparation of a long-lasting tablet of spinosad microspheres
  • Insecticide-loaded nanohydrogel
  • Pyraclostrobin nanoemulsion
  • A flexible modulated pesticide release platform through poly(urethane–urea) microcapsules
  • Sodium caseinate/xanthan gum complexes as stabilisers for oil-in-water emulsions
  • Predicting the properties of deep eutectic solvents

 

Patents in brief

Hydrolysed proteins from potato, wheat, or chickpea can be used as dispersants in suspension concentrates. Hydrolysed protein from potato, hemp, milk and silk and modified hydrolysed amino acids from potato and wheat can be used as penetration enhancers in suspension concentrates, according to two recently published patent applications.

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

  • Sophorolipids and derivatives as biosurfactants
  • Stabilisation of OD formulations using emulsified water droplets and clay
  • Acidified garlic essential oil micro-emulsion
  • Staged delivery of growth stimulant and herbicide
  • New seed treatment compositions

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Adjuvants & Formulations focuses on all companies, institutions and individuals involved in the production, distribution, sale, use and registration of adjuvants and formulations.

 


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