Insecticide
Common name:Carbofuran
Chemical name:2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranyl-methyl carbamate
Physical and chemical properties:
Pure product is white odourless solid crystal, m.p. 150-152, D420 1.18. It's almost insoluble in water, soluble in many organic solvents, hardly soluble in ether, xylene and kerosene.Unstable in alkaline medium.Light can accelerate its decomposition.
Toxicity:
Acute oral LD50 of Technical to rats is 8-14mg/kg,acute oral LD50 to dogs is 19 mg/kg, acute dermal LD50 to rabbits is 10200 mg/kg. No irritation to skin and eyes.No toxicity to bees,though it has toxicity to birds, LC50 to pheasant is 573ppm.
Formulation and specification:
|
|
Technical |
DB(Dustless Base) |
Granule |
|
Carbofuran content ,%(m/m) |
98.0 min |
75.0min |
3.0 min |
|
Free phenol, %(m/m) |
0.2 max |
0 |
0 |
|
Moisture ,%(m/m) |
0 |
0.5 max |
0.5 max |
|
Fineness, %(m/m) |
0 |
95.0 min(325stems) |
95.0 min(16-50 stems) |
|
Dropping rate, % |
0 |
0 |
3.0 max |
Packing: In woven bags lined with plastic, 25 kg net each for technical, in woven bags lined with plastic,20 kg net each for granulars.
Uses:
Carbofuran is a broad spectrum, systemic effect insecticide and nematocide with stomach poisoning and contact action.It is widely used on rice, cotton,corn and sugarcane etc to control various kinds of pests
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