The process is particulary well adapted to cnverting oleic acid into a mixture of azelaic and pelargonic acids.

It is an amide of pelargonic acid (n-nonanoic acid) and vanillyl amine.

At concentrations of 12% and less, nonanoic acid is not a dermal irritant.

In addition to glyphosate, Roundup Speed contains a second herbicide active ingredient (pelargonic acid).

Capric and pelargonic acids are saturated fatty acids from animal or vegetable sources.

A mixture of capric and pelargonic acids can be used to control weeds along buildings

The first part is Pelargonic acid, a long chain fatty acid which also occurs in nature, specifically in geraniums.

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Another formulation of pelargonic acid advertises that “Results are usually visible within minutes after spray application.

The invention relates to an incapacitant mixture comprising PAVA and a solvent, wherein the mixture capable of inducing temporary blindness in a human or animal.

The invention relates to a pelargonic acid formulation in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion, and to the use thereof for treating undesired plant growth.

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The anti-chew substance is preferably oleo resin of capsicum, capsaicin and its derivatives, and pelargonic acid vanillylamide, and is present in an amount between 10 and 10000 ppm.

One of the active ingredients is a fatty acid based composition selected from caprylic acid, pelargonic acid, capric acid, undecanoic acid, 10-undecanoic acid, lauric acid, oleic acid, salts thereof and mixtures thereof.

One of the herbicides applied in the study was “Roundup Speed” which contains the herbicide pelargonic acid in addition to glyphosate, so it is impossible to conclude anything about the direct effects of glyphosate.