1. An efficient organosilane-modified polycarboxylate dispersant with excellent dispersing performance and superior wettability for tebuconazole suspension concentrate.
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Zhang, Mingqian, Tu, Zhenbei, He, Penghui, Hua, Wendong, Chen, Ying, Shi, Zefeng, Wei, Zhenli, Ren, Tianrui, and Zhang, Bo
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TEBUCONAZOLE , *WETTING , *ACRYLIC acid , *PSEUDOPLASTIC fluids , *SURFACE tension , *SILANE - Abstract
The dispersion stability and wettability of suspension concentrates are beneficial for improvement of the utilization rate of pesticides. Herein, four kinds of novel organosilane-modified polycarboxylate dispersants P(AA3-APEG1-Six) with different silicone contents ranging from 0 to 0.5 mol were successfully synthesized using acrylic acid (AA), allyl polyethoxyether (APEG-1000) and organosilicon modifier 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propylmethacrylate (MAPTMS) as monomers, and their surface properties were systematically investigated. Meanwhile, 25% tebuconazole (TEB) suspension concentrate (SC) was milled with the four P(AA3-APEG1-Six (SCP(AA3-APEG1-Six)), and the influences of P(AA3-APEG1-Six) on the zeta potential, particle size, suspension rate and rheological behaviors of the 25% TEB SC were also studied. The results showed that P(AA3-APEG1-Si0.5) had the lowest surface tension by maintaining an AA:APEG-1000 mole ratio of 3 : 1, and changing the MAPTMS additive amount from 0 to 0.5 mol. Additionally, the obtained TEB SCP(AA3-APEG1-Six) system exhibits shear thinning behavior under high shearing rate, showing typical features of a pseudo-plastic non-Newtonian fluid, which conforms to the Power-law model. More importantly, the SCP(AA3-APEG1-Six), especially for P(AA3-APEG1-Si0.5), exhibited relatively minimum change in particle size and zeta potential compared to that of the unmodified polymers, and displayed superior suspension rate. Significantly, TEB SCP(AA3-APEG1-Six) showed excellent wetting and spreading behavior on plant leaves, which contributes to obviously improving pesticide utilization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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