Method and composition for storage of plant material
US4820519A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 1987 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01N49/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Plant material such as tobacco is protected during storage by enveloping the plant material in a thin film that is composed of a polymeric material and isopropyl-(E,E)-11-methoxy-3,7,11-trimethyl-2,4-dodecadienoate (hereinafter referred to as "methoprene"). Air moves within the envelope carrying methoprene that has migrated from the surface of the film to the surface of the plant material. The thin film is a biaxially oriented polyolefin that has a thickness of from 0.01 to 0.2 mm and has from about 100 to 20,000 ppm of said methoprene incorporated therein.
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