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WO2001008482A1
WO2001008482A1 PCT/GB2000/002865 GB0002865W WO0108482A1 WO 2001008482 A1 WO2001008482 A1 WO 2001008482A1 GB 0002865 W GB0002865 W GB 0002865W WO 0108482 A1 WO0108482 A1 WO 0108482A1
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Fabien Hervé Joseph MILLE
Philip James Oxford
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
    • A01N57/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds
    • A01N57/18—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds having phosphorus-to-carbon bonds
    • A01N57/20—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds having phosphorus-to-carbon bonds containing acyclic or cycloaliphatic radicals

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  • the present invention relates to concentrated herbicidal compositions comprising water soluble glyphosate salts and a surfactant.
  • Factors governing the choice of surfactant include wetting power, herbicidal or synergistic action, environmental profile and ability to form stable solutions with glyphosate at as high a concentration as possible, as well as cost. A particularly important factor is low foaming. Most surfactants cause undesirable foam levels. These not only make handling more difficult but also impair biocidal effectiveness.
  • ether carboxylates meet most of the above criteria and in particular give enhanced biocidal action but are insufficiently soluble in concentrated glyphosate solutions.
  • betaines can solubilise ether carboxylates, but that high salt levels normally associated with betaines tend to precipitate glyphosate.
  • Desalted betaines are available but are expensive.
  • certain alkyl amido amine oxides also meet most of the above criteria and in addition are soluble and can act as cosurfactants, solubilising ether carboxylates. The trihydrocarbyl amine oxides are not readily compatible with ether carboxylates.
  • the invention provides a herbicidal solution concentrate comprising from 30% by weight, to saturation of a water soluble glyphosate salt and from 8 to 20% by weight of surfactant comprising: 10 to 100% by weight based on the total weight of surfactant of an alkyl and/or alkenyl amido amine oxide of the formula:
  • R is a C ⁇ - 20 alkyl or alkenyl group
  • m is 1 to 4
  • p and q are independently 0 to 3; and from 0 to 90% by weight based on the total weight of surfactant of ether carboxylate.
  • the glyphosate is preferably present as its potassium, ammonium, C 2 to 3 amine or mono or di ethanolamine salt, or as a mixture of two or more of said salts. Particularly preferred is the isopropylamine salt.
  • (m + the number of carbon atoms in R) is from 7 to 19 and that p and q are each 0.
  • m is 2 or most preferably 3.
  • R is desirably 8 or 10.
  • Amine oxides in which the majority of the amido alkyl groups are of the same length are particularly preferred.
  • the amine oxide may optionally be derived from a coconut or palm fatty acid, especially one which has been "topped", i.e. has had the higher mol weight constituents such as C 14 +, removed or reduced.
  • the amine oxide should constitute at least 20 and preferably more than
  • the presence of an ether carboxylate is preferred, since it provides enhanced biocidal activity.
  • the ether carboxylate preferably constitutes at least 10% , more preferably greater than 20, especially more than 30% of the total weight of surfactant.
  • the ether carboxylate is an alkyl alkenyl or alkaryl poly alkoxy carboxylate such as RO[(CH 2 ) n O] m CH 2 CO " where R is an alkyl, alkenyl or alkyl phenyl group having from 8 to 20 aliphatic carbon atoms, each n is 2 to 4, preferably 2 and m is 1 to 30, preferably 2 to 20, e.g. 3 to 10.
  • the counter ion may comprise sodium but is preferably potassium or ammonium or an amine e.g. a C 2 to 3 amine or an alkanolamine. We particularly prefer narrow cut C 8 and C 10 alkyl polyethoxy carboxylates.
  • the surfactant may additionally comprise an amphoteric surfactant.
  • the amphoteric surfactant may for example be a betaine, e.g. a betaine of the formula: Rs ⁇ CF ⁇ COO, wherein each R is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or alkaryl group and preferably at least one, and most preferably not more than one R, has an average of from 6 to 14, e.g. 8 to 10 aliphatic carbon atoms and each other R has an average of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. It may also comprise a so called "imidazoline" betaine traditionally ascribed the formula:
  • R and R' are alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl or alkanol groups having an average of from 1 to 20 aliphatic carbon atoms and R preferably has an average of from 6 to 20, e.g. 8 to 14 aliphatic carbon atoms and R 1 preferably has 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
  • imidazoline betaines are normally present substantially entirely as the non-cylic N-amido-alkyl betaine.
  • amphoteric surfactants for use according to our invention include alkyl amino polyalkoxy sulphates, sulphobetaines and other quaternary amine or quaternised imidazoline sulphonic acids and their salts, and Zwitterionic surfactants, e.g. N-alkyl taurines, carboxylated amido amines such as RCONH(CH 2 ) n N + R' CH 2 CO " 2 where n is 2 to 4, and amino acids having, in each case, hydrocarbon groups capable of conferring surfactant properties (e.g. alkyl, cycloalkyl alkenyl or alkaryl groups having from 8 to 20 aliphatic carbon atoms).
  • Zwitterionic surfactants e.g. N-alkyl taurines, carboxylated amido amines such as RCONH(CH 2 ) n N + R' CH 2 CO " 2 where n is 2 to 4, and amino acids having, in each case, hydrocarbon groups capable of confer
  • Typical examples include 2-tallow alkyl, 1 -tallow amido alkyl, 1-carboxymethyl imidazoline, 2-coconut alkyl N-carboxymethyl 2 (hydroxyalkyl) imidazoline, coconut amido propyl dimethyl betaine and C 12-14 alkyl dimethyl betaine.
  • any water soluble amphoteric or Zwitterionic surfactant compound which comprises a hydrophobic portion including C 8-20 alkyl or alkenyl group and a hydrophilic portion containing an amine or quaternary ammonium group and a carboxylate, sulphate or sulphonic acid group may be used in our invention.
  • the amphoteric surfactant may constitute from 0 to 90% more usually less than 90%, preferably less than 70%, especially less than 50% by weight of the total surfactant.
  • an amphoteric surfactant is selected to use a low sodium version, to avoid precipitation of sodium glyphosphate.
  • concentration of sodium ion in the composition should be less than 0.035% based on the total weight of the composition.
  • the surfactant consist essentially of the amine oxide, ether carboxylate and, optionally, the amphoteric surfactant.
  • non-ionic surfactants including alkylethoxylates and alkanolamides
  • anionic surfactants such as alkyl ether sulphates, alkyl sulphates, alkyl benzene sulphonates and soaps.
  • the formulation may conveniently contain chelating or sequestering agents to enhance the performance of the product in hard water.
  • calcium and/or magnesium sequestrants such as phosphates, polyphosphates, polycarboxylates, amino carboxylates, phosphonates and, in particular, amino phophonates, may be present in effective amounts.
  • Specific examples include potassium pyrophosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, ammonium hexametaphosphate, citric acid, polyacrylic acid nitrilotriacetic acid, ethylene diamine tetracetic acid, acetodiphosphonic acid, amino tris (methylenephosphonic) acid, ethylene diamine tetrakis (methylene phosphonic) acid and especially diethylene triamine pentakis (methylene phosphonic) acid.
  • the chelant may be present in the acid form or as a water soluble salt, however for reasons stated above we prefer that the amount of sodium be limited: We therefore prefer that the chelant if present as a salt be present as the potassium or more preferably ammonium salt or as an amine or alkalolamine salt.
  • the chelant is preferably present in concentrations of from 0.05 to 5% especially 0.1 to 1% e.g. 0.2 to 0.5%o.
  • the solution concentrate does not normally require the presence of solvents, however they can be tolerated and may be adventitiously present as constituents of surfactant blends used to prepare the solution concentrates.
  • the blends contain: from 10 to 70% more preferably 20 to 60% e.g. 30 to 50% ether carboxylate by weight of the blend; from 20 to 80% more preferably 30 to 10% e.g. 40 to 60% of the amidoalkyl amine oxide by weight of the blend; and from 3 to 50% more preferably 5 to 40% e.g. 10 to 30%, by weight of the blend, of solvent.
  • the solvent is typically a water miscible mono, di- or polyhydric alcohol or glycol ether such as ethanol, ispropanol, ethylene glycol, glycerol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether or preferably polyethylene glycol.
  • a polyethylene glycol with a mean molecular weight of from 90 to 300, e.g. 130 to 250.
  • the surfactant blend may optionally contain minor amounts of hydrotrope such as a Ci to 5 alkyl benzene sulphonate e.g. a potassium, ammonium or amine xylene sulphonate, if required to inhibit gelling.
  • hydrotrope such as a Ci to 5 alkyl benzene sulphonate e.g. a potassium, ammonium or amine xylene sulphonate, if required to inhibit gelling.
  • a Ci to 5 alkyl benzene sulphonate e.g. a potassium, ammonium or amine xylene sulphonate
  • the invention provides the use of blends of ether carboxylate and amidoalkyl amine oxide to prepare glyphosphate solution concentrates and to such blends for use in preparing the concentrates and to sprayable solutions prepared by diluting the solution concentrate with water.
  • the pH of the solution concentrate be adjusted to from 3 to 7 preferably 4 to 6 e.g. 4.5 to 5.5 with a base that does not precipitate glyphosate, such as ammonia or an amine.
  • the invention will be illustrated by the following examples in which the glyphosate was used as the isopropylamine salt and weights of glyphosate are all quoted as gm acid equivalent per litre solution. Surfactants and glycol are all quoted as g. active matter per litre of solution.
  • EPICOL is a Registered Trade Mark of Albright & Wilson UK Limited
  • CVE is C 8 alkyl 5 mole ethoxy carboxylate
  • CVH is C 8 alkyl 8 mole ethoxy carboxylate
  • C 8 amido amine oxide is N-octanoamidopropyl-N,Ndimethylamine oxide
  • each of the above formulations was a clear, stable solution which gave very low foam in comparison to the standard commercial product.
  • the formulation was prepared from a blend of the ether carboxylate (which is supplied as 85% aqueous solution) amine oxide (as 40% aqueous solution) and any solvent, chelant or wetting agent.
  • the blends were stable and dispersed easily in water together with the glyphosate.
  • the pH of the formulation was finally adjusted with ammonia.

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Abstract

Amido alkyl amine oxides, optionally blended with ether carboxylates, amphoteric surfactants, chelants, solvents, hydrotropes and/or wetting agents are used to prepare glyphosate solution concentrates.

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HERBICIDAL COMPOSITIONS
The present invention relates to concentrated herbicidal compositions comprising water soluble glyphosate salts and a surfactant.
A number of formulations have been proposed whereby the herbicide N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine, alias glyphosate, may be supplied as a concentrated aqueous solution with a surfactant synergist which aids wetting and penetration, when the composition is diluted with water and applied to herbage.
The surfactants which have so far proved most cost effective for these purposes have been ethoxylated amines. The latter however have a poor environmental profile being biotoxic and poorly biodegradable. There is a demand for a more environmentally acceptable alternative to amine ethoxylates.
Factors governing the choice of surfactant include wetting power, herbicidal or synergistic action, environmental profile and ability to form stable solutions with glyphosate at as high a concentration as possible, as well as cost. A particularly important factor is low foaming. Most surfactants cause undesirable foam levels. These not only make handling more difficult but also impair biocidal effectiveness.
The use of trihydrocarbyl amine oxides has been proposed in WO 97/36491. However these have been found to give undesirably viscous compositions at economically desirable concentrations.
We have discovered that ether carboxylates meet most of the above criteria and in particular give enhanced biocidal action but are insufficiently soluble in concentrated glyphosate solutions. We have found (see WO/00738523) that betaines can solubilise ether carboxylates, but that high salt levels normally associated with betaines tend to precipitate glyphosate. Desalted betaines are available but are expensive. We have now discovered that certain alkyl amido amine oxides also meet most of the above criteria and in addition are soluble and can act as cosurfactants, solubilising ether carboxylates. The trihydrocarbyl amine oxides are not readily compatible with ether carboxylates.
The invention provides a herbicidal solution concentrate comprising from 30% by weight, to saturation of a water soluble glyphosate salt and from 8 to 20% by weight of surfactant comprising: 10 to 100% by weight based on the total weight of surfactant of an alkyl and/or alkenyl amido amine oxide of the formula:
CH3
(CH2)P
I
RCONH(CH2)mN - O
I
(CH2)q CH3
where R is a Cβ-20 alkyl or alkenyl group, m is 1 to 4, and p and q are independently 0 to 3; and from 0 to 90% by weight based on the total weight of surfactant of ether carboxylate.
The glyphosate is preferably present as its potassium, ammonium, C2 to 3 amine or mono or di ethanolamine salt, or as a mixture of two or more of said salts. Particularly preferred is the isopropylamine salt.
We prefer that (m + the number of carbon atoms in R) is from 7 to 19 and that p and q are each 0. We particularly prefer that m is 2 or most preferably 3. R is desirably 8 or 10. Amine oxides in which the majority of the amido alkyl groups are of the same length are particularly preferred. Especially preferred are N-octanoamidopropyl-N, N-dimethyl amine oxide, and N-decanoamidopropyl-N, N-dimethyl amine oxide. The amine oxide may optionally be derived from a coconut or palm fatty acid, especially one which has been "topped", i.e. has had the higher mol weight constituents such as C14+, removed or reduced. We prefer that the amine oxide should constitute at least 20 and preferably more than
30% by weight of the total surfactant especially 40 to 80%.
The presence of an ether carboxylate is preferred, since it provides enhanced biocidal activity. The ether carboxylate preferably constitutes at least 10% , more preferably greater than 20, especially more than 30% of the total weight of surfactant.
The ether carboxylate is an alkyl alkenyl or alkaryl poly alkoxy carboxylate such as RO[(CH2)nO]mCH2CO" where R is an alkyl, alkenyl or alkyl phenyl group having from 8 to 20 aliphatic carbon atoms, each n is 2 to 4, preferably 2 and m is 1 to 30, preferably 2 to 20, e.g. 3 to 10. The counter ion may comprise sodium but is preferably potassium or ammonium or an amine e.g. a C2 to 3 amine or an alkanolamine. We particularly prefer narrow cut C8 and C10 alkyl polyethoxy carboxylates.
The surfactant may additionally comprise an amphoteric surfactant. The amphoteric surfactant may for example be a betaine, e.g. a betaine of the formula: Rs^CF^COO, wherein each R is an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or alkaryl group and preferably at least one, and most preferably not more than one R, has an average of from 6 to 14, e.g. 8 to 10 aliphatic carbon atoms and each other R has an average of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. It may also comprise a so called "imidazoline" betaine traditionally ascribed the formula:
CH2 CH2
Figure imgf000004_0001
R
wherein R and R' are alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, alkaryl or alkanol groups having an average of from 1 to 20 aliphatic carbon atoms and R preferably has an average of from 6 to 20, e.g. 8 to 14 aliphatic carbon atoms and R1 preferably has 1 to 4 carbon atoms. In practise "imidazoline" betaines are normally present substantially entirely as the non-cylic N-amido-alkyl betaine. Other amphoteric surfactants for use according to our invention include alkyl amino polyalkoxy sulphates, sulphobetaines and other quaternary amine or quaternised imidazoline sulphonic acids and their salts, and Zwitterionic surfactants, e.g. N-alkyl taurines, carboxylated amido amines such as RCONH(CH2)nN+ R' CH2CO" 2 where n is 2 to 4, and amino acids having, in each case, hydrocarbon groups capable of conferring surfactant properties (e.g. alkyl, cycloalkyl alkenyl or alkaryl groups having from 8 to 20 aliphatic carbon atoms). Typical examples include 2-tallow alkyl, 1 -tallow amido alkyl, 1-carboxymethyl imidazoline, 2-coconut alkyl N-carboxymethyl 2 (hydroxyalkyl) imidazoline, coconut amido propyl dimethyl betaine and C12-14 alkyl dimethyl betaine. Generally speaking any water soluble amphoteric or Zwitterionic surfactant compound which comprises a hydrophobic portion including C8-20 alkyl or alkenyl group and a hydrophilic portion containing an amine or quaternary ammonium group and a carboxylate, sulphate or sulphonic acid group may be used in our invention.
The amphoteric surfactant may constitute from 0 to 90% more usually less than 90%, preferably less than 70%, especially less than 50% by weight of the total surfactant.
It is strongly preferred when an amphoteric surfactant is selected to use a low sodium version, to avoid precipitation of sodium glyphosphate. Typically the concentration of sodium ion in the composition should be less than 0.035% based on the total weight of the composition.
We prefer that the surfactant consist essentially of the amine oxide, ether carboxylate and, optionally, the amphoteric surfactant. We do not, however, exclude the presence of minor amounts, e.g. up to 15%, preferably less than 10% by weight of the total surfactant, of other surfactants such as non-ionic surfactants including alkylethoxylates and alkanolamides and anionic surfactants such as alkyl ether sulphates, alkyl sulphates, alkyl benzene sulphonates and soaps. In particular it is often advantageous to include up to 15% by weight of a wetting agent. The formulation may conveniently contain chelating or sequestering agents to enhance the performance of the product in hard water. For example calcium and/or magnesium sequestrants, such as phosphates, polyphosphates, polycarboxylates, amino carboxylates, phosphonates and, in particular, amino phophonates, may be present in effective amounts. Specific examples include potassium pyrophosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, ammonium hexametaphosphate, citric acid, polyacrylic acid nitrilotriacetic acid, ethylene diamine tetracetic acid, acetodiphosphonic acid, amino tris (methylenephosphonic) acid, ethylene diamine tetrakis (methylene phosphonic) acid and especially diethylene triamine pentakis (methylene phosphonic) acid.
The chelant may be present in the acid form or as a water soluble salt, however for reasons stated above we prefer that the amount of sodium be limited: We therefore prefer that the chelant if present as a salt be present as the potassium or more preferably ammonium salt or as an amine or alkalolamine salt. The chelant is preferably present in concentrations of from 0.05 to 5% especially 0.1 to 1% e.g. 0.2 to 0.5%o.
The solution concentrate does not normally require the presence of solvents, however they can be tolerated and may be adventitiously present as constituents of surfactant blends used to prepare the solution concentrates.
We generally prefer to supply surfactants for use in the preparation of the solution concentrates in the form of concentrated blends. The latter may require small amounts of solvent for stability. Typically the blends contain: from 10 to 70% more preferably 20 to 60% e.g. 30 to 50% ether carboxylate by weight of the blend; from 20 to 80% more preferably 30 to 10% e.g. 40 to 60% of the amidoalkyl amine oxide by weight of the blend; and from 3 to 50% more preferably 5 to 40% e.g. 10 to 30%, by weight of the blend, of solvent.
The solvent is typically a water miscible mono, di- or polyhydric alcohol or glycol ether such as ethanol, ispropanol, ethylene glycol, glycerol, ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monomethyl ether or preferably polyethylene glycol. We prefer a polyethylene glycol with a mean molecular weight of from 90 to 300, e.g. 130 to 250.
The surfactant blend may optionally contain minor amounts of hydrotrope such as a Ci to 5 alkyl benzene sulphonate e.g. a potassium, ammonium or amine xylene sulphonate, if required to inhibit gelling. We prefer to use the minimum amount required to achieve the desired effect which will usually be between 0.1 and 5% of the weight of the blend.
The invention provides the use of blends of ether carboxylate and amidoalkyl amine oxide to prepare glyphosphate solution concentrates and to such blends for use in preparing the concentrates and to sprayable solutions prepared by diluting the solution concentrate with water.
We prefer that the pH of the solution concentrate be adjusted to from 3 to 7 preferably 4 to 6 e.g. 4.5 to 5.5 with a base that does not precipitate glyphosate, such as ammonia or an amine.
The invention will be illustrated by the following examples in which the glyphosate was used as the isopropylamine salt and weights of glyphosate are all quoted as gm acid equivalent per litre solution. Surfactants and glycol are all quoted as g. active matter per litre of solution.
"EMPICOL" is a Registered Trade Mark of Albright & Wilson UK Limited
CVE is C8 alkyl 5 mole ethoxy carboxylate
CVH is C8 alkyl 8 mole ethoxy carboxylate
"C8 amido amine oxide" is N-octanoamidopropyl-N,Ndimethylamine oxide
"do amido amine oxide" is N-decanoamidopropyl-N,Ndimethylamine oxide Example 1
Glyphosate 360
C amidoamine oxide 75
"EMPICOL" CVE 75
PEG 200 40
Water to 11
Ammonia solution to pH 5
Example 2
Glyphosate 360
C8 amidoamine oxide 50
"EMPICOL" CVE 100
PEG 200 40
Water toll
Ammonia solution topH5
Example 3
Glyphosate 360
C8 amidoamine oxide 43
"EMPICOL" CVE 107
Water toll
Ammonia solution topH5
Example 4
Glyphosate 360
C amidoamine oxide 35.7
"EMPICOL" CVE 89.3
Water toll
Ammonia solution topH5 Example 5
Glyphosate 360
C amidoamine oxide 75
"EMPICOL" CVH 75
PEG200 40
Water to 11
Ammonia solution topH5
Example 6
Glyphosate 360
Cio amidoamine oxide 75
"EMPICOL" CVE 75
PEG 200 40
Water to 11
Ammonia solution topH5
Example 7
Glyphosate 360
Cio amidoamine oxide 50
"EMPICOL" CVE 100
PEG 200 40
Water toll
Ammonia solution topH5
Example 8
Glyphosate 360
Cio amidoamine oxide 75
"EMPICOL" CVH 75
PEG200 40
Water toll
Ammonia solution topH5 Example 9
Glyphosate 360
"EMPICOL" CVH 100
Cio amidoamine oxide 50
"BRIQUEST" 301-50A 5.5
PEG200 40
Water to 1L
Ammonia solution to pH 5
Example 10
Glyphosate 360
"EMPICOL" CVH 69.1
Cio amidoamine oxide 50
"EMPILAN" KI 6.5 5.5
PEG200 40
Water to lL
Ammonia solution to pH 5
Each of the above formulations was a clear, stable solution which gave very low foam in comparison to the standard commercial product. In each case the formulation was prepared from a blend of the ether carboxylate (which is supplied as 85% aqueous solution) amine oxide (as 40% aqueous solution) and any solvent, chelant or wetting agent.
The blends were stable and dispersed easily in water together with the glyphosate. The pH of the formulation was finally adjusted with ammonia.

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1. A herbicidal solution concentrate comprising from 30% by weight, to saturation of a water soluble glyphosate salt and from 8 to 20% by weight of surfactant comprising: 10 to 100%) by weight based on the total weight of surfactant of an alkyl and/or alkenyl amido amine oxide of the formula:
CH3 (CH2)P
RCONH(CH2)mN — > O
I
(CH2)q CH3
where R is a C6-2o alkyl or alkenyl group, m is 1 to 4, and p and q are independently 0 to 3; and from 0 to 90%> by weight based on the total weight of surfactant of ether carboxylate.
2. A solution according to claim 1 wherein the glyphosate is present as its ammonium, C2 to 3 amine, alkanolamine or methosulphate salt.
3. A solution according to either of claims 1 and 2 which additionally comprises an amphoteric surfactant.
4. A solution according to any foregoing claim comprising up to 15%) by weight of a wetting agent.
5. A solution according to any foregoing claim comprising a up to 5% by weight of a chelant.
6. A solution according to claim 5 wherein the chelant is an amino phosphonate.
7. A solution according to any foregoing claim having a pH between 4.5 and 5.5.
8. A composition according to any foregoing claim containing at least 10%> of an ether carboxylate which is a compound of the formula RO[CH2CH2O]mCH2CO2M where R is an alkyl, alkenyl or alkylphenol group having from 6 to 20 aliphatic carbon atoms m is 1 to 30 and M is potassium, ammonium or an amine.
9. The use of a blend of surfactants comprising an alkyl ether carboxylate and amido alkyl amine oxide to prepare a glyphosate solution concentrate.
10. An aqueous blend of surfactants for use according to claim 9 comprising, by weight of the blend , 10 to 70% ether carboxylate, 2o to 80% amidoalkyl amine oxide and 5 to 40% by weight of a water miscible mono-di- or polyhydroxy alcohol or alcohol ether.
11. A herbicidal spray prepared by diluting a solution concentrate according to any of claims 1 to 8 with water.
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