Shaped bodies which release agrochemical active substances

US6680065B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC · DE

Inventors

• Wolfgang Podszun · Neunburg vorm Wald, DE
• Uwe Priesnitz · Solingen, DE
• Jurgen Holters · Leverkusen, DE
• Bodo Rehbold · Recklinghausen, DE
• Rafel Israels · Monheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 24, 2001
• Grant date: Jan 20, 2004
• Expiry date: Apr 24, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N25/34
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to shaped articles which release agrochemical active compounds, are used for treatment of woody plants andare employed in a hollow preformed in the woody plant,are of a volume which fills the volume of the hollow to the extent of 10 to 95%,are of a volume which does not increase during the period of use to the extent that the preformed hollow space is filled completely,comprise a) agrochemical active compounds, b) water-insoluble thermoplastically processable polymers, c) water-soluble polymers and d) if appropriate further auxiliaries.