WYNSPREAD **8 silicone
surfactant for agricultural applications Performance enhancer for
agricultural chemicals
Features:
Very low surface
energy.
Rapid spreading and
wetting.
Applications: It is a type of low viscosity
silicone polyether copolymer liquid used to enhance the performance
of wetting, spreading and penetration of agricultural chemicals. It
may be used as a formulation ingredient in water-soluble broadleaf
herbicides and insecticides, fungicides and plant growth
regulators, or as a tank-mix adjuvant for foliar-applied
chemicals.
Typical properties: Appearance: Clear, little yellow
liquid Refractive index at *5°C:
1.****1.**0 Viscosity at *5°C (*7°F): ****0
cs Active Content percent:
**0% Surface tension(0.1%
aq.):*1.5mN/m
Performances: WYNSPREAD **8 Silicone Surfactant
reduces the surface tension of aqueous agricultural mixtures
significantly lower than is achievable with conventional nonionic
surfactants. At concentrations as low as 0.*1 percent, WYNSPREAD
**8 Silicone Surfactant reduces surface tension below *3 dynes/cm,
which produces very rapid wetting and spreading on hard-to-wet
surfaces such as waxy leaves. Thus, complete coverage can be
achieved with herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and other
agricultural chemicals.(see fig.1)
In addition to the rapid wetting and
spreading, WYNSPREAD **8 Silicone Surfactant also greatly increases
the uptake of chemicals into plant tissues. Adding WYNSPREAD **8
Silicone Surfactant to a herbicide tank-mix may significantly
enhance its efficacy, particularly in the control of broadleaf
weeds with water-soluble herbicides. The rapid uptake produces
“rainfastness”; i.e., herbicides are not washed off by rainfall
because they have penetrated into the plant surface.
