1. A method for filling a foam mixture in a cavity of a horizontally-split metal mold by pressurizing the mixture comprised of granular aggregate, water-soluble binders, and water, and injecting the mixture into the cavity of the metal mold, the method comprising:
a step for preparing the horizontally-split metal mold having a filling port communicating with the cavity, which port is disposed at a side and near abutting surfaces of the horizontally-split metal mold,
a step for connecting a discharging port of a means for injecting the foam mixture to the filling port of the horizontally-split metal mold, wherein the means for injecting the mixture comprises a mixing bath to accommodate and mix the granular aggregate, the water-soluble binders, and the water, and a mechanism for pushing up the mixture in the mixing bath, wherein the mixing bath is cylindrical and has an opening at its upper end, a bottom plate at its lower end, and the discharging port at its side,
a step for pushing up the foam mixture in the mixing bath by driving the mechanism for pushing up the mixture,
a step for discharging the foam mixture from the discharging port, and for injecting the mixture into the filling port, and
a step for filling the cavity with the foam mixture while the mixture pushes out air in the cavity.
2. A method for filling a foam mixture in a cavity of a vertically or horizontally-split metal mold by pressurizing the mixture composed of granular aggregate, water-soluble binders, and water, and injecting the mixture into the cavity of the metal mold, the method comprising:
a step for preparing the vertically-split metal mold having a filling port communicating with the cavity, which port is disposed near the lower portion of its abutting surface, or the horizontally-split metal mold having a filling port communicating with the cavity, which port is disposed at its bottom surface,
a step for connecting an opening of a means for injecting the foam mixture to the filling port of the vertically or horizontally-split metal mold, wherein the means for injecting the mixture comprises a mixing bath to accommodate and mix the granular aggregate, the water-soluble binders, and the water, and a mechanism for pushing up the mixture in the mixing bath, wherein the mixing bath is cylindrical and has an opening at its upper end and a bottom plate at its lower end,
a step for pushing up the foam mixture in the mixing bath by driving the mechanism for pushing up the mixture,
a step for injecting the foam mixture into the filling port, and
a step for filling the cavity with the foam mixture while the mixture pushes out air in the cavity.
3. An apparatus for molding a mold by using the invention of claim 1, the apparatus comprising:
a horizontally-split metal mold having a filling port communicating with the cavity, which port is disposed at a side and near abutting surfaces of the horizontally-split metal mold, and having a mechanism for pushing the mold out, wherein the horizontally-split metal mold can be heated,
a mechanism for opening and closing the horizontally-split metal mold,
a means for injecting a foam mixture comprising a mixing bath to accommodate and mix granular aggregate, water-soluble binders, and water, and a mechanism for pushing up the mixture in the mixing bath, wherein the mixing bath is cylindrical and has an opening at its upper end, a bottom plate at its lower end, and a discharging port to discharge the mixture at its side, and wherein the discharging port can be connected to the filling port of the horizontally-split metal mold,
a means for mixing the granular aggregate, the water-soluble binders, and the water accommodated in the mixing bath of the means for injecting the mixture, wherein the means for mixing the mixture is disposed at a location that is apart from the mixing bath, and
a means for closing the opening disposed at the upper end of the mixing bath of the means for injecting the mixture, wherein the means for closing the opening is disposed at a location that is apart from the mixing bath.
4. An apparatus for molding a mold by using the invention of claim 2, the apparatus comprising:
a vertically-split metal mold having a filling port communicating with the cavity, which port is disposed at a lower side of an abutting surface of the vertically-split metal mold, and having a mechanism for pushing the mold out, wherein the vertically-split metal mold can be heated,
a mechanism for opening and closing the vertically-split metal mold,
a means for injecting a foam mixture comprising a mixing bath to accommodate and mix granular aggregate, water-soluble binders, and water, and a mechanism for pushing up the mixture in the mixing bath, wherein the mixing bath is cylindrical and has an opening at its upper end, a bottom plate at its lower end, and wherein the opening of the mixing bath can be connected to the filling ports of the vertically-split metal mold,
a means for mixing the granular aggregate, the water-soluble binders, and the water accommodated in the mixing bath of the means for injecting the mixture, wherein the means for mixing the mixture is disposed at a location that is apart from the mixing bath, and
a means for connecting the opening of the mixing bath of the means for injecting the mixture to the filling ports of the vertically-split metal mold, wherein the means is disposed at a location that is apart from the mixing bath.
5. An apparatus for molding a mold by using the invention of claim 2, the apparatus comprising:
a horizontally-split metal mold having a filling port communicating with the cavity, which port is disposed at a lower surface of a lower mold, and having a mechanism for pushing the mold out, wherein the horizontally-split metal mold can be heated,
a mechanism for opening and closing the horizontally-split metal mold,
a means for injecting a foam mixture comprising a mixing bath to accommodate and mix granular aggregate, water-soluble binders, and water, and a mechanism for pushing up the mixture in the mixing bath, wherein the mixing bath is cylindrical and has an opening at its upper end, a bottom plate at its lower end, and wherein the opening of the mixing bath can be connected to the filling ports of the horizontally-split metal mold,
a means for mixing the granular aggregate, the water-soluble binders, and the water accommodated in the mixing bath of the means for injecting the mixture, wherein the means for mixing the mixture is disposed at a location that is apart from the mixing bath, and
a means for connecting the opening of the mixing bath of the means for injecting the mixture to the filling ports of the horizontally-split metal mold, wherein the means is disposed at a location that is apart from the mixing bath.
6. The apparatus for molding a mold of claim 3, wherein the discharging port of the means for injecting the foam mixture can be connected to the filling port of the horizontally-split metal mold by horizontally moving the means for injecting the foam mixture.
7. The apparatus for molding a mold of claim 4, wherein the opening of the means for injecting the foam mixture can be connected to the filling port of the horizontally or the vertically-split metal mold by horizontally and vertically moving the means for injecting the foam mixture.
8. The apparatus for molding a mold of claim 5, wherein the opening of the means for injecting the foam mixture can be connected to the filling port of the horizontally, or the vertically-split metal mold by horizontally and vertically moving the means for injecting the foam mixture.
9. The apparatus for molding a mold of any of claims 3-8, wherein the horizontally or the vertically-split metal mold can be heated by an electrical heater.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A composition comprising crystal of flumioxazin which shows a powder X-Ray diffraction pattern having diffraction peaks with 2\u03b8 values (\xb0) shown in Table 1, said pattern being obtained by CuK\u03b1 rays diffraction analysis,
TABLE 1
2\u03b8 value (\xb0)
\u20029.8 \xb1 0.1
11.4 \xb1 0.1
12.7 \xb1 0.1
13.8 \xb1 0.1
16.0 \xb1 0.1
16.4 \xb1 0.1
16.7 \xb1 0.1
and one or more herbicidal compounds selected from the group B:
Group B:
B-1, Acetolactic acid synthase inhibitors;
B-2, Acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitors;
B-3, Protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase inhibitors;
B-4, 4-Hydroxyphenylpyrubic acid dioxygenase inhibitors;
B-5, Phytoene desaturase inhibitors;
B-6, Photosystem II inhibitors;
B-7, Very-long-chain fatty acid synthesis inhibitors;
B-8, Tubulin synthesis inhibitors;
B-9, Auxin type herbicides;
B-10, Enolpyruvylshikimate phosphate synthase inhibitors;
B-11, Glutamine synthetase inhibitors; and
B-12, Other herbicides.
2. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is the following compound:
B-1, Acetolactic acid synthase inhibitors:
Pyrithiobac, pyrithiobac-sodium salt, pyriminobac, pyriminobac-methyl, bispyribac, bispyribac sodium salt, pyribenzoxim, pyrimisulfan, pyriftalid, triafamone, amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron, bensulfuron-methyl, chlorimuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, cyclosulfamuron, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfuron, flupyrsulfuron, flupyrsulfuron methyl-sodium, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, halosulfuron-methyl, imazosulfuron, mesosulfuron, mesosulfuron-methyl, metazosulfuron, nicosulfuron, orthosulfamuron, oxasulfuron, primisulfuron, primisulfuron-methyl, propyrisulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron-ethyl, rimsulfuron, sulfometuron, sulfometuron-methyl, sulfosulfuron, trifloxysulfuron-sodium salt, trifloxysulfuron, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, ethametsulfuron, ethametsulfuron-methyl, iodosulfuron, iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium, iofensulfuron, iofensulfuron-sodium, metsulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, prosulfuron, thifensulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, triasulfuron, tribenuron, tribenuron-methyl, triflusulfuron, triflusulfuron-methyl, tritosulfuron, bencarbazone, flucarbazone, flucarbazone-sodium salt, ipfencarbazone, propoxycarbazone, propoxycarbazone-sodium salt, thiencarbazone, thiencarbazone-methyl, cloransulam, cloransulam-methyl, diclosulam, florasulam, flumetsulam, metosulam, penoxsulam, pyroxsulam, imazamethabenz, imazamethabenz-methyl, imazamox, imazamox-ammonium salt, imazapic, imazapic-ammonium salt, imazapyr, imazapyr-isopropylammonium salt, imazaquin, imazaquin-ammonium salt, imazethapyr, and imazethapyr-ammonium salt;
B-2, Acetyl CoA carboxylase inhibitors:
Clodinafop, clodinafop-propargyl, cyhalofop, cyhalofop-butyl, diclofop, diclofop-methyl, fenoxaprop, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-methyl, haloxyfop-P, haloxyfop-P-methyl, metamifop, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, alloxydim, clethodim, sethoxydim, tepraloxydim, tralkoxydim, and pinoxaden;
B-3, Protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase inhibitors:
Azafenidin, oxadiazone, oxadiargyl, carfentrazone, carfentrazone-ethyl, saflufenacil, cinidon, cinidon-ethyl, sulfentrazone, pyraclonil, pyraflufen, pyraflufen-ethyl, butafenacil, fluazolate, fluthiacet, fluthiacet-methyl, flufenpyr, flufenpyr-ethyl, flumiclorac, flumiclorac-pentyl, pentoxazone, oxyfluorfen, acifluorfen, aclonifen, chlomethoxynil, chloronitrofen, nitrofen, bifenox, fluoroglycofene, fluoroglycofene-ethyl, fomesafen, fomesafen-sodium salt, lactofen, and compounds represented by the formula (I):
B-4, 4-Hydroxyphenylpyrubic acid dioxygenase inhibitors:
Benzobicyclon, bicyclopyrone, mesotrione, sulcotrione, tefuryltrione, tembotrione, isoxachlorotole, isoxaflutole, benzofenap, pyrasulfotole, pyrazolynate, pyrazoxyfen, and topramezone;
B-5, Phytoene desaturase inhibitors:
Diflufenican, picolinafen, beflubutamid, norflurazon, fluridone, flurochloridone, and flurtamone;
B-6, Photosystem II inhibitors:
Ioxynil, ioxynil octanoate, bentazone, pyridate, bromoxynil, bromoxynil octanoate, chlorotoluron, dimefuron, diuron, linuron, fluometuron, isoproturon, isouron, tebuthiuron, benzthiazuron, methabenzthiazuron, propanil, metobromuron, metoxuron, monolinuron, siduron, simazine, atrazine, propazine, cyanazine, ametryne, simetryn, dimethametryn, prometryn, terbumeton, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, trietazine, hexazinone, metamitron, metribuzin, amicarbazone, bromacil, lenacil, terbacil, chloridazon, desmedipham, and phenmedipham;
B-7, Very-long-chain fatty acid synthase inhibitors:
Propachlor, metazachlor, alachlor, acetochlor, metolachlor, S-metolachlor, butachlor, pretilachlor, thenylchlor, indanofan, cafenstrole, fentrazamide, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, mefenacet, pyroxasulfone, fenoxasulfone, naproanilide, anilofos, and flufenacet;
B-8, Tubulin synthesis inhibitors:
Trifluralin, pendimethalin, ethafluralin, benfluralin, prodiamine, indaziflam, triaziflam, butamifos, dithiopyr, and thiazopyr;
B-9, Auxin type herbicides:
Dicamba and a salt thereof (diglycolamine salt, dimethylammonium salt, isopropylammonium salt, potassium salt, sodium salt, and choline salt), 2,4-D and a salt or ester thereof (butotyl ester, dimethylammonium salt, diolamine salt, ethylhexyl ester, isooctyl ester, isopropylammonium salt, sodium salt, and triisopropanolamine salt), 2,4-DB and a salt or ester thereof (dimethylammonium salt, isooctyl ester, and choline salt), MCPA and a salt or ester thereof (dimethylammonium salt, 2-ethylhexylester, isooctyl ester, sodium salt, and choline salt), MCPB, mecoprop and a salt or ester thereof (dimethylammonium salt, diolamine salt, ethadyl ester, 2-ethylhexyl ester, isooctyl ester, methyl ester, potassium salt, sodium salt, tololamine salt, and choline salt), mecoprop-P and a salt or ester thereof (dimethylammonium salt, 2-ethylhexyl ester, isobutyl salt, potassium salt, and choline salt), dichlorprop and a salt or ester thereof (butotyl ester, dimethylammonium salt, 2-ethylhexyl ester, isooctyl ester, methyl ester, potassium salt, sodium salt, and choline salt), dichlorprop-P, dichlorprop-P dimethylammonium, triclopyr and a salt or ester thereof (butotyl ester and triethylammonium salt), fluroxypyr, fluroxypyr-meptyl, picloram and a salt thereof (potassium salt, triisopanolammonium salt, and choline salt), quinclorac, quinmerac, aminopyralid and a salt thereof (potassium salt, triisopanolammonium salt, and choline salt), clopyralid and a salt thereof (olamine salt, potassium salt, triethylammonium salt, and choline salt), and clomeprop;
B-10, Enolpyruvylshikimate phosphate synthase inhibitors:
Glyphosate, glyphosate-isopropylamine salt, glyphosate-trimesium salt, glyphosate-ammonium salt, glyphosate-diammonium salt, glyphosate-sodium salt, glyphosate-potassium salt, and glyphosate-guanidine salt;
B-11, Glutamine synthetase inhibitors:
Glufosinate, glufosinate-ammonium salt, glufosinate-P, glufosinate-P-sodium salt, and bialaphos;
B-12, Other herbicides:
Isoxaben, dichlobenil, methiozolin, diallate, butyrate, triallate, chlorpropham, asulam, phenisopham, benthiocarb, molinate, esprocarb, pyributicarb, prosulfocarb, orbencarb, EPTC, dimepiperate, Swep, aminocyclopyrachlor, aminocyclopyrachlor-methyl, aminocyclopyrachlor-potassium, difenoxuron, methyl dymron, bromobutide, dymron, cumyluron, diflufenzopyr, etobenzanid, tridiphane, amitrole, fenchlorazole, clomazone, maleic hydrazide, oxaziclomefone, cinmethylin, benfuresate, ACN, dalapon, chlorthiamid, flupoxam, bensulide, paraquat, paraquat-dichloride, diquat, and diquat-dibromide.
3. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is a compound selected from a glyphosate isopropylamine salt, a glyphosate-trimesium salt, a glyphosate-ammonium salt, a glyphosate-diammonium salt, a glyphosate-sodium salt, a glyphosate-potassium salt, and a glyphosate-guanidine salt.
4. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is a glufosinate-ammonium salt.
5. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is chlorimuron-ethyl.
6. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is cloransulam-methyl.
7. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is pyroxasulfone.
8. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is a compound selected from dicamba, a dicamba-diglycolamine salt, a dicamba-dimethylammonium salt, a dicamba-isopropylammonium salt, a dicamba-potassium salt, a dicamba-sodium salt, and a dicamba-choline salt.
9. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is a compound selected from a 2,4-D, 2,4-D butotyl ester, a 2,4-D dimethylammonium salt, a 2,4-D diolamine salt, a 2,4-D ethylhexyl ester, a 2,4-D isooctyl ester, a 2,4-D isopropylammonium salt, a 2,4-D sodium salt, and a 2,4-D triisopropanolammonium salt.
10. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is an imazethapyr-ammonium salt.
11. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is metribuzin.
12. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is isoxaflutole.
13. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is mesotrione.
14. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is tembotrione.
15. The weed control composition according to claim 1, wherein the compound of the group B is ametryne.
16. A method of controlling weeds, the method comprising applying an effective amount of crystal of flumioxazin defined in claim 1 and one or more herbicidal compounds selected from the above group B defined in claim 1 to soil where the weeds are grown or to be grown, or weeds.
17. The method according to claim 16, which is a method of controlling weeds in a crop field, land under perennial crops, or non-crop land.
18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the crop field is a field for soybean, peanut, corn, cotton, wheat, or sugarcane.
19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the land under perennial crops is an orchard.