Pesticide formulations based on oleochemicals derived from palm and palm kernel oils

Ismail A.R., . and Dzolkifli O, . and Ooi T.L., . and Salmiah A., . Pesticide formulations based on oleochemicals derived from palm and palm kernel oils. pp. 9-16. ISSN 0126-575X

Pesticides play an important role in agriculture sectors. The production of pesticides in Malaysia are mainly in the form of aqueous concentrates (AC) for herbicides as emulsifiable concentrates (EC) for insecticides and as wettable powders (WP) for fungicides. These formulations comprised more than 80 percent of the total pesticides marketed in 1994. In Europe (Seaman 1990) the AC EC and WP formulations remained more than 50 percent of the total pesticides marketed. However the customers increasingly require safer and more convenient pesticide formulations such as suspension concentrates (SC) water dispersible granules (WDG) and emulsions in water. Generally preparation of pesticide formulations will include two main components i.e. the active ingredient(s) and inert ingredients. Active ingredient(s) is the chemical or chemicals responsible for preventing destroying repelling or mitigating insects fungi weeds rodents etc. whereas inert ingredients or supplements are inactive ingredients that have no pesticide action but function as wetting agents dispersing agents emulsifiers spray adjuvants solvents carrier/diluents etc. At present there is a shift from the less environmentally friendly hydrocarbon (mineral oils) to the more environmentally friendly oleochemical products as inert ingredients in pesticide formulations. This paper discusses the potential of oleochemicals derived from palm and palm kernel oils as inert ingredients in pesticide formulations.

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Pesticides play an important role in agriculture sectors. The production of pesticides in Malaysia are mainly in the form of aqueous concentrates (AC) for herbicides as emulsifiable concentrates (EC) for insecticides and as wettable powders (WP) for fungicides. These formulations comprised more than 80 percent of the total pesticides marketed in 1994. In Europe (Seaman 1990) the AC EC and WP formulations remained more than 50 percent of the total pesticides marketed. However the customers increasingly require safer and more convenient pesticide formulations such as suspension concentrates (SC) water dispersible granules (WDG) and emulsions in water. Generally preparation of pesticide formulations will include two main components i.e. the active ingredient(s) and inert ingredients. Active ingredient(s) is the chemical or chemicals responsible for preventing destroying repelling or mitigating insects fungi weeds rodents etc. whereas inert ingredients or supplements are inactive ingredients that have no pesticide action but function as wetting agents dispersing agents emulsifiers spray adjuvants solvents carrier/diluents etc. At present there is a shift from the less environmentally friendly hydrocarbon (mineral oils) to the more environmentally friendly oleochemical products as inert ingredients in pesticide formulations. This paper discusses the potential of oleochemicals derived from palm and palm kernel oils as inert ingredients in pesticide formulations.

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Summary (En)
AGROVOC Term:	PESTICIDES
AGROVOC Term:	FORMULATIONS
AGROVOC Term:	PRODUCTION
AGROVOC Term:	INGREDIENTS
AGROVOC Term:	PALM OILS
AGROVOC Term:	PALM KERNEL OIL
AGROVOC Term:	ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
AGROVOC Term:	MALAYSIA PLAGUICIDAS
AGROVOC Term:	FORMULACIONES
AGROVOC Term:	PRODUCCION
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:52
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17441

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