Rheological study and physical stability of emulsions formulated with alpha-pinene and hydrocolloids

Abstract

Many agrochemical formulations must be reformulated due to their high content in aromatic chemicals, such as xylene, naphtas, deodorized kerosene, trimethylbenzene, etc. The use of these materials in agrochemical formulations and others is being progressively banned by the European Commission, which in turn is causing that many commercial products must be reformulated. For this reason, the use of some essential oils as disperse phase in O/W emulsions has raised hopes that eco-friendly pesticide emulsions may be developed. The overall aim of this project is to design emulsions which play the role of matrices for commercial products which may find applications in agrochemical formulations.