Piperonyl Butoxide
Piperonyl Butoxide is a synergist to increase pesticide effectiveness, especially for synthetic pyrethroids.
Description
Its dosage is 5 -10 times of pyrethroid and this can obviously increase pyrethroid’s effect 3 times. If formulate it with cypermethrin, tetramethrin, permethrin, itamethrin, cyholothrin, and fenalerate, the synergism is remarkable.
Additional information
| Appearance | Light yellow liquid |
|---|---|
| Odor | Odorless |
| Refractive index | 1.497 – 1.512 (@ 20 °C) |
| Specific gravity | 1.050 – 1.070 (@ 15 °C) |
| Flash point | 170 °C |
| Boiling point | 180 °C (@ 1mmHg) |
| Viscosity | 40 CPS (@ 20 °C) |
| Solubility | Insoluble in water. Soluble in many organic solvents including mineral oil and dichlorodifluoromethane. |
| Stability | Stable in light and ultraviolet ray, hydrolysis resistant, not corrosive. |
| Toxicity | Acute oral LD50 to rats is more than 11500 mg/kg, the long-term safe absorption amount for men is 42 ppm. |
