Controlled Release of Phenylurea Herbicides from a Lignin Matrix: Release Kinetics and Modification with Urea

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2908-2912

  Cotterill, Jane V ^a,b   Wilkins, Richard M ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Central Science Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controlled release; Herbicides; Lignin; Release kinetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001389496     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf9502818     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Bahadir, M.; Pfister, G. Controlled release formulations of pesticides. In Controlled Release, Biochemical effects of Pesticides and Inhibition of Plant Pathogenic Fungi; Chemistry of Plant Protection 6; Bowers, W. S., Ebing, W., Martin, D., Wegler, R., Eds.; Springer Verlag: New York, 1990; pp 1-60.
2. Baker, F. S. GB Pat. 2109687, Aug. 6, 1983.
3. Briggs, G. G. Theoretical and experimental relationships between soil adsorption, octanol-water partition coefficients, water solubilities, bioconcentration factors, and the parachor. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1981, 29, 1050-1059.
4. Chanse, A.; Wilkins, R. M. The use of lignins in polymeric controlled release systems. In Wood and Cellulosics: Industrial Utilization, Biotechnology, Structure and Properties; Kennedy, J. F., Phillips, G. O., Williams, P. A., Eds.; Ellis Harwood: U.K., 1987; pp 385-392.
5. Connick, W. J.; Bradow, J. M.; Wells, W.; Steward, K. K.; Van, T. K. Preparation and evaluation of controlled-release formulations of 2,6-dichlorobenzonitrile, J. Agric. Food Chem. 1984, 32, 1199-1205.
6. Cotterill, J. V. The controlled release of herbicides from lignin matrix systems. Ph.D. Thesis, Newcastle University, U.K., 1994.
7. Meusberger, K. E. Determination of cohesive energy density parameters for developing pesticide formulations. In Pesticide Formulations - Innovations and Developments; Cross, B., Scher, H. B., Eds.; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1988; pp 151-162.
8. Pfister, G.; Bahadir, M. Approaches to the evaluation of controlled release pesticides in the laboratory and field. In Controlled Delivery of Crop-Protection Agents; Wilkins, R. M., Ed.; Taylor & Francis: Bristol, PA, 1990; pp 279-309.
9. Ritger, P. L.; Peppas, N. A. A simple equation for description of solute release, II. J. Control. Rel. 1987, 5, 37-42.
10. Schacht, E.; Vandichel, J. C. Improved alginate based slow release pesticide formulations. Pesticide: Food and Environmental Implication Symposium; International Atomic Energy Agency: Vienna, 1988; pp 267-275.
11. Schreiber, M. M.; Hickman, M. V.; Vail, G. D. Starchencapsulated atrazine: Efficacy and transport. J. Environ. Qual. 1993, 22, 443-453.
12. Suzuki, T.; Casida, J. E. Metabolites of diuron, linuron and methazole formed by liver microsomal enzymes and spinach plants. J. Agric. Food Chem. 1981, 29 (5), 1027-1033.
13. Wilkins, R. M. Biodegradable polymer methods. Controlled Delivery of Crop-Protection Agents; Taylor and Francis: Bristol, PA, 1990; pp 149-165.
14. Wilkins, R. M. Controlled release systems: prospects for the future. In Eighth International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry, Options 2000; Ragsdale, N. N., Kearney, P. C., Plimmer, J. R., Eds.; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, 1995.
15. Wilkins, R. M.; Cotterill, J. V. Evaluation of controlled release pesticide granules using a flow-through technique. In Proceedings of 20TH International Symposium on Controlled Release of Bioactive Material; Controlled Release Society: Deerfield, IL, 1993; p 20.
16. Wilkins, R. M.; Baterby, S.; Heinrichs, E. A.; Aquino, G. B.; Valencia, S. I. Management of the rice tungro virus vector Nephottix virescens (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) with controlled release formulations of carbofuran. J. Econ. Entomol. 1984, 77 (2), 495-499.
17. Wilkins, R. M.; Taslim, H.; Suharto, H. Field evaluation of controlled release carbofuran formulations in Indonesian flooded rice. Pesticide: Food and Environmental Implications; International Atomic Energy Agency: Vienna, 1988; pp 185-194.
18. Worthing, C. R.; Hance, R. J. The Pesticide Manual - a World Compendium, 9th ed.; BCPC, Unwin Brothers Ltd.: Surrey, 1991.