SODIUM CHLORATE COMPOSITIONS OF REDUCED FIRE HAZARD CONTAINING AN ALKALI METAL SILICATE FIRE RETARDANT

摘要

1,251,714. Agricultural compositions containing chlorates and silicates. HOOKER CHEMICAL CORP. 3 Jan., 1969 [15 Jan., 1968], No. 593/69. Heading A5E. [Also in Divisions Cl and C5] A defoliant, herbicidal or pesticidal composition comprises (a) an alkali metal or ammonium chlorate or mixture thereof; (b) an alkali metal silicate or hydrate thereof, the ratio of the weight of silicate (as SiO 2 ) to the total weight of chlorate salt being from 1:4 to 1:40 on a dry weight basin; and (c) as co-additive an alkali metal, or ammonium carbonate, hydroxide, phosphate, sulphate or borate, or hydrate thereof, or mixture thereof.