Chemicals
Based Technologies -
Manufacture of Monocrotophos
Introduction
Monocrotophos belongs to the group of organophosporous
insecticide with an anticholinesterase activity. It
is considered to be a systemic as well as contact poision.
IICT developed state of art technology of low temperature
chlorination. Aqueous MMA is chlorinated at low temperature
to get MMACI then MMACI is reacted with Trimethylphosphite
to obtain Monocrotophos (Tech.). Process has been licensed
to 16 parties and 8 firms are in commercial production
with a total installed capacity of 3000 TPA.
Advantages
The new technology helps to manufacture MCP indigenously
using aqueous MMA as starting raw material. Monocrotophos
is a broad spectrum organophosphorous insecticide used
for wide variety of crops.
Applications
Monocrotophos plays an important role in pest management
essential and economically important crops like cotton,
sugarcane, groundnut, tobacco. It has been found effective
against insects like boll worms, boll weevil, in control
of aphide or mites in peanuts, mango shoot gall maker
and pests of some ornamental plants. Monocrotophos belongs
to the group of organophosphorous insecticide with an
anti-chlolinestease activity.
Technology
Transfer Assistance Offered
Know-how, Consultancy, Design evaluation, CIB registration
data, Basic Design package, commissioning assistance,
performance gurantees on- i. Raw Material Consumption,
Quality of product, capacity of plant
Contact for more information:
Sri. G. Sampath Kumar
Scientist ‘F’ & Head, Business Development
Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
Tarnaka, Hyderabad – 500 007
India
