Paraquat
Common name: Paraquat (BSI, E-ISO, WSSA)
CAS NO.: 1910-42-5
Chemical name: 1,1'-dimethyl-4.4'-bipyridinium dichloride
Properties
Paraquat dichloride colorless, hygroscopic crystals. decomposing at 300 , v.p. negligible. Solubility, easily soluble in water, slightly soluble in short-china alcohol, practically insoluble in most other-organic solvents. Stable in neutral and acidic media, but readily oxidized in alaline media. Tech salts are corrosive to common metals.
Uses
Broad-spectrum control of broad-leaved weeds and grasses in fruit orchards,plantation crops, vines, olives, tea, alfalfa, onions, leeks, sugar beet, etc. Also used for general weed control on non-crop land; as a defoliant for cotton ad hops; for destruction of potato haulms; as a desiccant for pineapples, sugar cane, soya beans and sunflowers; For control of annual weeds, applied at 0.4-1.0kg/ha.
Toxicity
Acute oral LD50 for rats 157-129 mg/kg.
Specification: 45%Tech, 20%SL
Packaging: 200kg/drum, 200L/drum, or on the clients' requirements