After extensive research, SST has developed a new generation non-ionic surfactant that may soon become the new standard across Australia and New Zealand
Wetout® is a unique proprietary formulation of vegetable based surfactants that improves efficacy in every aspect while reducing unwanted negatives such as spray drift.
Benefits of Wetout
Superior spreading—better coverage
Better deposition—more product on the target
Less drift—less loss and better compliance
Increased efficacy—fewer weeds
Increased versatility—fewer products needed
Low user rates—less handling and storage, very cost effective
Environmentally friendly —biodegradable
Spreading
Wetout reaches levels of spreading that were previously only possible by using very expensive organosilicones.
When it comes to spreading, Wetout can truly be considered so advanced that it is not even in the same league as conventional non-ionic surfactants.
Despite spreading thin, Wetout retains a long drying and humectancy period, which is important for uptake of glyphosate products.
Better deposition
To achieve the best deposition, a surfactant needs to quickly travel to the surface of the droplet—the time it takes from leaving the nozzle tip to hitting the target.
Wetout is fast and therefore achieves excellent adhesion to the surface when it hits the target. As a result, bounce and splashing-off are greatly reduced—so more product stays on the target.
Less drift
Drift is an important topic in modern spray applications. It does not only have environmental impacts, it also means loss of product, efficacy and money.
While the old benchmark non-ionic surfactants increase drift dramatically, the unique blend of Wetout does NOT. It reduces drift at around the same level as a well-known lecithin or oil that contains drift-reduction adjuvants.
Independent trials show that Wetout improves the spray pattern of an extremely coarse spray using Turbodrop XL-D 02 at 100L/ha, 3.2 bar. The addition of Wetout almost tripled the number of droplets to 78 droplets/cm2 compared to 28 droplets/cm2 when water was used.
Increased efficacy and versatility
The proprietary formulation of surfactants in Wetout are more versatile than a single surfactant formulation that is often found in older non-ionic wetters.
Wetout achieves the same or better efficacy at lower rates. It even outperforms specialized wetters on annual ryegrass—increasing the versatility of Wetout.
Wetout is the only all-season non-ionic surfactant needed. It is ideal for summer spraying because it increases uptake of glyphosate, spreading of paraquat, and helps to overcome some of the disadvantages of the new extremely coarse spray quality regulations for 24-D products.
Lower use rates
The old standard wetters are used at 200mL/100L. The superior performance of Wetout means it can be used at half the rate, 100mL/100L, to achieve similar or better results.
This means handling, transporting and storing half the volume.
Environmentally friendly
Wetout is a uniquely targeted surfactant package based on a green, sustainable raw material backbone.
Unlike many adjuvants on the market across Australia and NZ, Wetout is also free from nonyl phenol ethoxylates (NPEs are banned across Europe and North America because they are endocrine disruptors).
All the ingredients in Wetout are biodegradable and break down into simple, harmless compounds over time—so our greener approach today will ensure a greener tomorrow.
Contact Martyn Jones at SST:
P 03 9720 6306 M 0410 491 485
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www.sstaustralia.com
See this article in Tree Fruit Sept 2020
