Agro-Sciences
Global Specialty Solutions (GSS) is part of Nutrition & Biosciences, a world leader in natural biopolymers that are used in various markets such as Food, Personal Care, Pharmaceuticals and Industrial applications.
While there are many approved adjuvants available to formulators, the agriculture industry faces an unprecedented scrutiny over what is being used in crops and the environment. This drives the need for more natural, water-soluble and naturally-derived adjuvants. Pulling from its deep expertise in regulated industries such as food and pharmaceuticals, Nutrition & Biosciences is well-positioned to deliver outstanding functionality in a wide range of crop protection formulations. We offer our customers technical support to develop, optimize and manufacture crop protection products globally.
Key Agro-Science Applications
Agro-science customers have a long-standing experience using Nutrition & Biosciences products, such as Lattice® (also known as Avicel® microcrystalline cellulose), ETHOCEL™ ethylcellulose polymers, TEXTURECEL™ Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose sodium and METHOCEL™ cellulose ethers, in a wide range of products. They provide the following benefits to the formulations:
- Suspending agent
- Emulsion stabilization
- Crystal inhibition
- Thickening
- Gelling
- Encapsulation agent
- Film forming
- Drift control
- Rainfastness
- Binding and disintegration (granules and tablets)
Applications Include:
- Liquid concentrates (water and oil-based)
- Solid formulations
- Controlled release
- Drift control
- Seed coatings
GSS has been supplying adjuvants for many decades now. The table below highlights key applications but is not an exhaustive list of GSS offerings. For more information or questions, please feel free to connect with our sales and technical service teams.
Product Selection Guide
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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 |
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METHOCEL™ |
0.1 - 0.7 |
Water-soluble polymer |
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Scogin® |
0.4 - 2.0 |
Cold soluble in water |
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Oil-based Formulations |
ETHOCEL™ |
0.2 - 5 |
Solubility in oils |
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Encapsulation |
Scogin® |
0.5 - 10.0 |
Natural film-forming polymer Reactivity with Ca2+ |
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ETHOCEL™ |
0.5 - 5.0 |
Film forming Non-water-soluble |
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Aquacoat® ECD |
1.0 - 10.0 |
Film forming in water-based systems |
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Solid formulations |
Lattice® NT |
5 - 60 |
Porous particle morphology |
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Accelerate® |
1 - 5 |
Absorbs large quantity of water and swells |
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Seed coating |
ETHOCEL™ METHOCEL™ TEXTURECEL™ |
0.2 - 2 |
Film former Thickener |
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Other Agro-Science Applications
Global Specialty Solutions products are not limited to crop protection only. We provide adjuvants for natural growth inhibitors, other crop treatment products, fertilizers, etc.
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