Abstract:
Novel microcapsules are disclosed in which a liquid material which is substantially insoluble in water is enclosed within a solid permeable shell of etherified urea-formaldehyde polymer, prepared by a process which comprises: (a) providing an organic solution comprising said material and a urea-formaldehyde prepolymer in which from about 50% to about 98% of the methylol groups of said prepolymer have been etherified with a C 4 -C 10 alcohol; (b) creating an emulsion of said organic solution in an aqueous solution comprising water and a surface-active agent, wherein said emulsion comprises discrete droplets of said organic solution dispersed in said aqueous solution; (c) causing in situ self-condensation of said urea-formaldehyde prepolymers by adding to said emulsion an acidifying agent and maintaining said emulsion at a pH of between about 0 and about 4 for a sufficient period of time to allow substantial completion of in situ condensation of said resin prepolymers to convert the liquid droplets of said organic solution to capsules consisting of solid permeable polymer shells enclosing said liquid material; and (d) heating said emulsion to a temperature between about 20°C and about 100°C to cause curing of said in situ formed polymers.
Abstract:
A process of encapsulating water-immiscible material within discrete capsules of polyurea without addition of a second reactant, whereby hydrolysis of an isocyanate mo- nomertoform an amine takes place, which in turn reacts with another isocyanate monomer to form polyurea, which comprises the steps of
(a) providing at room temperature, a dispersion of
(i) a plurality of water-immiscible phases, each phase comprising the water-immiscible material to be encapsulated and at least one organic polyisocyanate in (ii) an aqueous phase comprising a solution of water, a surfactant and a protective colloid; and
(b) heating and maintaining said dispersion in a temperature range of about 40° C to about 90° C, whereupon said water-immisicible material is encapsulated within discrete polyurea capsuler enclosures directly usable without further separation or purification.
Abstract:
Open-ended pores of a porous granule are filled with a liquid material which is at least partially immiscible with water, and sealed with a porous polyurea membrane which limits the release rate of the material into the surrounding medium. The membrane is formed by
(a) applying to the bare granule an organic solution comprising the liquid material and an organic polyisocyanate, followed by (b) applying to the granule an aqueous solution comprising water and a catalytic amount of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of a basic organic tertiary amine and an alkyl tin carboxylate.
Abstract:
Dermally toxic pesticide compositions consisting of the pesticide and a dry, inert diluent carrier, are safened for handling by addition thereto of a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of from about 17 to about 20.
Abstract:
Dermally toxic pesticide compositions consisting of the pesticide and a dry, inert diluent carrier, are safened for handling by addition thereto of a nonionic surfactant having an HLB of from about 17 to about 20.