Products consist of liquid or solid formulations and contain pyrethroids and/or other active ingredients categories. Manufacturing processes, consolidated over the years, allow the production of high quality insecticides, effective for the uses they are intended for, and guarantee the compliance of the production chain from raw materials to finished products, and safety of workers.
Liquid, homogenous preparation to be applied as an emulsion after dilution in water
Emulsifiable concentrate for professional users
Emulsifiable concentrate for professional users
Emulsifiable concentrate insecticide for professional users
ECs are still one of the most common formulation types for pesticide products worldwide.
EC formulations contain stable active ingredients, solubilized in organic solvents, added of emulsifiers.
The spontaneous emulsion can be achieved by selecting one or more surfactants based upon their ability to emulsify the solvent system, including the active ingredient, into water.
Physically stable emulsion is formed by balancing the water soluble and oil soluble surfactant components at the water/solvent interface.
Such EC formulations are diluted in water, forming oil-in-water heterogeneous spontaneous emulsion, with emulsion droplets in the size range of 0.1 to 1.0μm.
When applied, EC formulation allow homogeneous distribution of active ingredients, which is essential for its effectiveness.
Pros:
Simple manufacturing
Good chemical stability
Better biological activity
Cons:
High solvents quantity
Often low flash point
Plastics and rubbers affected
Disadvantages can be partially overcome by choosing higher flash point solvents or using new packaging technology such as coextruded containers or water-soluble sachets.