Recently, a research program entitled “High-performance L-Glufosinate Synthesis Technology Research” by the Academy of Pesticide Science in Shandong Province has been successfully completed.
L-glufosinate, also known as purified glufosinate, is highly effective, non-toxic, readily biodegradable, safe and easy to use.
Glufosinate is widely used on GM-tolerant crops.
The herbicidal activity of L-glufosinate is twice that of conventional glufosinate, and it requires half of that of conventional glufosinate, while the cost of use is basically the same.
This technology will help significantly increase product savings, reduce pesticide use and reduce environmental burden. The synthesis of L-glufosinate is quite complex and the production technology is monopolized by certain companies.
Scientists at the Shandong Academy of Pesticide Science have made significant efforts to overcome the technical difficulties and processes controlled by foreign companies.
They used chiral feedstocks to introduce chiral carbon atoms to achieve controlled chiral carbon retention synthesis of L-glufosinate to produce a product in high yield and low cost.
The technical parameters of the yield, quality, control and disposal of L-glufosinate are world standards in China, which has created an innovative crystalline form of L-glufosinate, a breakthrough in the crystalline form monopolized by foreign companies, thus removing intellectual property barriers and paving the way for the industrialization of L-glufosinate. ...
The technology is currently being transferred to a Chinese pesticide manufacturer and an industrialization project with a capacity of 10 tons is currently underway. Once the project starts production, it will have a significant impact on the herbicide industry in China and possibly the world.
(Source: news.agropages.com).
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