Open AccessAssessment of methyl ester as a green carrier solvent in pesticide emulsifiable concentrate formulation
Author(s) -
Nguyen Hoc Tran,
Thai Van Trung Hieu,
Trung DangBao,
Tran Thi Kieu Anh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/947/1/012031
Subject(s) - naphtha , solvent , emulsion , chemistry , pesticide , organic solvent , organic chemistry , chemical engineering , catalysis , agronomy , biology , engineering
The conventional pesticide emulsifiable concentrate (EC) formulations usually contain a large amount of aromatic solvents. This causes adverse effects to environment and human health due to the toxicity of such organic solvents. In this study, a cypermethrine 25EC formulation was developed using methyl ester as a green solvent. The physicochemical characterizations, emulsion properties and storage stabilities of the methyl ester EC formulations were investigated and compared with those of the EC formulation using naphtha A100 as a solvent, evidencing excellent emulsion properties and storage stabilities of such methyl ester EC formulations.