The agricultural industry continues to face unprecedented pressures regarding the ingredients used for crop management and their impact on the environment. This is powering demand for more natural (or naturally derived) adjuvants that are also water-soluble.
IFF’s Industrial Solutions has harnessed its deep expertise in regulated markets, such as food and pharma, to deliver on the promise of greener crop protection formulations that don’t compromise on performance. Our broad polymer family brings multiple, unique performance attributes, including suspension, emulsion stabilization, AI crystal growth inhibition, thickening, gelatin, encapsulation, film-forming, drift control, rain fastness and binding and disintegration properties. However, we’re not limited to crop protection. We also provide adjuvants for natural growth inhibitors, other crop treatment products, fertilizers, and more.
Learn more about how our technical support and leading polymer portfolio can help you to develop, optimize and manufacture crop protection products that are better for the planet.
- Liquid concentrates (water and oil-based)
- Solid formulations (e.g., granules)
- Controlled-release formulations
- Coatings (e.g., seed coatings)
Product recommendations
Application | Recommended Product | Usage Level % | Properties | Benefits |
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Water-based formulations | Lattice® NTC | 0.2 - 1.0 | Forms a structured 3D network | Improved suspension stability with minimum viscosity increase
Improved emulsion stability
Superior system when combined with other adjuvants (e.g., Xanthan, METHOCEL™ HPMC)
Temperature stable (high and low)
Hard caking prevention
Containers easy to empty; less waste |
METHOCEL™ | 0.1 - 0.7 | Water-soluble polymer | Minimize or prevent crystal growth Excellent film-formation | |
Scogin® | 0.4 - 2.0 | Soluble in cold water | Natural thickener Forms highly thixotropic solutions Stabilizer Helps suspend formulation components | |
Oil-based Formulations | ETHOCEL™ | 0.2 – 5.0 | Solubility in oils | Thickening agent Stabilizer Excellent film-formation |
Encapsulation | Scogin® | 0.5 - 10.0 | Natural film-forming polymer; reactivity with Ca2+ | Excellent film strength AI protection Controllable particle size |
ETHOCEL™ | 0.5 - 5.0 | Film-forming; insoluble in water | Controllable and adjustable AI release | |
Aquacoat® ECD | 1.0 - 10.0 | Film-forming in water-based systems | Controllable and adjustable AI release | |
Solid formulations | Lattice® NT | 5.0 – 60.0 | Porous particle morphology | Excellent binding Highly compressible Extrusion and processing aid |
Accelerate® | 1.0 – 5.0 | Absorbs large quantity of water and swells | Super-disintegrant Allows WDG to disintegrate quickly | |
Seed coating | METHOCEL™ TEXTURECEL™ | 0.2 – 2.0 | Film-former; thickener | Controllable and adjustable coating properties Rheology modification |
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