Preparation of ammonium glyphosate using aqueous ammonium hydroxide in a liquid-solid reaction system

Solid N-phosphonomethylglycine or glyphosate acid is charged to a substantially closed system and then partially pre-dried as by continuously recirculating it through a hot air grinding/drying system. A cooled solution of ammonium hydroxide is then metered into and reacted with the partially dried g...

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Hauptverfasser:	RALPH ELMER LINDEMANN JR, JANE LAURA GILLESPIE, RICHARD MELVYN KRAMER, PAUL LEONARD PASSLEY, THOMAS MCCABE DAY
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAININGELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN,SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES CHEMISTRY FISHING FORESTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:	Solid N-phosphonomethylglycine or glyphosate acid is charged to a substantially closed system and then partially pre-dried as by continuously recirculating it through a hot air grinding/drying system. A cooled solution of ammonium hydroxide is then metered into and reacted with the partially dried glyphosate acid as it is being recirculated in a manner such that the moisture content of the reaction mass so formed is continuously decreased throughout the reaction. Following completion of the ammonium hydroxide addition, a powdered reaction mass/product having a moisture content of about 2 wt. % is formed. Significantly, at this stage, the ammonium glyphosate product is suitable for end use and it can be readily dissolved in water and immediately used as a herbicide or plant growth regulator. More importantly, however, this product is capable due to its highly sorptive character to be further formulated into a product exceptionally highly loaded with adjuvants and particularly surfactants.