Common name: Aluminium Phoshide
Chemical name:
Aluminium Phoshide
Structural formula:
Chemical class: Fumigant
Molecular formula: AIP
CAS NO.: 20859-73-8
Properties:
Dark grey or yellowish crystals. M.p. >1000°C. V.p. Very low, even at 1000°C. S.g./density 2.85 (25°C). Though stable when dry, it reacts with moist air, violently with acids, producing phosphine.
Mode of action:
Insecticide and rodenticide which is a respiratory, metabolic, and nerve poison. Evolves a non-flammable mixture of phosphine (the toxicant), ammonia and carbon dioxide.
Usaage:
Fumigation control of insect and rodent pests in stored grains (wheat, rye, barley, rice, sorghum, malze, etc.), seed grains, grain products (flour, noodles, semolina, etc.), pulses (peas, beans, lentils, etc.), tobacco, tapioca roots and flour), oil seeds, expeller cake, nuts, nut kernels, dried fruit, coffee beans, cocoa beans, tea, etc.; and in empty warehouses, silos, packing materials, transport containers, etc.
Normal Formulations:
56% Tablet
