摘要 |
The invention relates to a novel wax/vegetable oil emulsion and a method for producing same. These emulsions are used in formulations for plant protection preparations or added to plant protection products as additives. The wax/vegetable emulsions of the oil-in-water emulsion type consist of between 20 and 40 % emulsion base and between 80 and 60 % deionised water, with the emulsion base consisting of the following: a) 45 to 70 % of a wax ester with C-atoms in the range of C 30 to C 300, b) 10 to 20 % of a vegetable oil, c) 04 to 08 % mono- and/or diacylglyceride, d) 06 to 12 % unsaturated, primarily straight-chain fatty acids with between 16 and 32 C-atoms, and e) 10 to 15 % of an alkaline agent, partly in the form of compounds with the components a) and d) listed above. The wax/vegetable oil emulsion is produced by melting the wax ester, adding the preheated vegetable oil, homogenising and adding the alkaline agents and then emulsifying the resulting melted product with water. These emulsions are used to improve the adhesion and prolong the duration of action of plant protection substances, as plant strengthening agents and preferably as rooting aids and to provide protection against evaporation, in products used in agriculture and silviculture. |