Amide Solvent for Low Odor Agricultural Chemicals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional solvents used in agricultural chemical formulations often exhibit high water solubility, leading to environmental contamination, or low solvency, resulting in inefficient use of agricultural chemicals, necessitating a solvent with improved properties.
Innovation Solution
A composition comprising an amide solvent with a specific structure, such as morpholine fatty acid amides, is used in combination with agricultural components, providing a solvent composition that is low in water solubility and high in solvency, allowing for a higher ratio of agricultural chemical to solvent, thus reducing solvent usage and environmental impact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If water soluble solvents are used, then environmental contamination risk increases, but solvency for agricultural chemicals improves
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical structure parameters of the solvent by using cyclic carboxamide compounds with specific molecular weights (150-270) and hydrocarbon chain lengths (C3-C15), transforming the solvent's properties to achieve both low water solubility and high agricultural chemical solvency simultaneously
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite solvent system combining cyclic carboxamide compounds with specific hydrocarbon groups, achieving a synergistic effect where the solvent simultaneously provides low water solubility for environmental protection and high solvency for agricultural chemicals
2Object-affected harmful factors
If low water solubility solvents are used, then environmental contamination decreases, but solvency for agricultural chemicals worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes molecular parameters including cyclic carboxamide structure, molecular weight (150-270), and hydrocarbon chain length (C3-C15) to achieve the optimal balance between low water solubility and high solvency for agricultural chemicals
Solution Approach 2:
The solvent structure incorporates specific local chemical features - the cyclic carboxamide group provides low water solubility while the hydrocarbon chains (C3-C15) provide lipophilicity for agricultural chemical solvency, creating different functional zones within the same molecule
3Reliability
If high solvent to agricultural chemical ratio is used, then solvency improves, but cost and environmental impact increase
Solution Approach 1:
By changing the solvent's molecular parameters (cyclic carboxamide structure with C3-C15 hydrocarbon groups), the patent achieves superior solvency efficiency, allowing lower solvent-to-chemical ratios while maintaining effective dissolution
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a model solvent structure (cyclic carboxamide with specific hydrocarbon chains) that efficiently replicates the solvency function, replacing traditional solvents that require higher quantities to achieve the same effect
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The amide solvent composition achieves low odor, low volatility, and high solvency for agricultural components, reducing environmental toxicity and improving the efficiency of agricultural chemical delivery while minimizing solvent usage.
Implementation Method 1
The solvent composition includes an amide having a structure of wherein R1 comprises a C3 to C15 hydrocarbon group, and wherein R2 and R3 comprise a C1 or higher hydrocarbon group
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AI summary
A composition includes an agricultural component in an amount of at least about 27% by weight and a solvent composition in an amount not greater than about 55% by weight. The solvent composition includes an amide having a structure of Formula I:wherein R1 comprises a C3 to C15 hydrocarbon group, and wherein R2 and R3 comprise a C1 or higher hydrocarbon group.