Controlled-Release Delivery Systems for Pesticides

1. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-0-8247-1988-3
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 336 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Highlighting means of reducing toxicity, increasing efficacy, lessening environmental impact, and facilitating product development, this work covers up-to-date advances in pesticide delivery technologies. It evaluates pesticide formulations and their use in mixtures that reduce physical incompatibilities in spray tanks and biological anatagonism in the field.

Zielgruppe

Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scher, Herbert B.

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der land- und forstwirtschaftlichen Chemikalien
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Ackerbaukunde, Pflanzenbau Schädlingsbekämpfung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Microcapsules: selection of coating and microencapsulation processes; microencapsulation of solid particles; application and particle design of insecticide microcapsules. Microparticles: controlled-release of pesticides from microparticles; dispersible microparticles. Granule: controlled-release pesticide formulations from cornstarch; formulation of microbial pesticides; controlled-release granules, with emphasis on lignin-based methods. Devices: long-term controlled-release pesticide devices; temperature-triggered permeability of capsules and seed coatings; controlled delivery of pesticides through synthetic biodegradable polymer compositions; controlled-release devices for pheromones.

Über Autor(innen)

Scher\, Herbert B.