SIROFLO® publications

By January 13th, 2011

The following publications detail the work involved in the development of CSIRO’s SIROFLO®.

Patents

Winks RG, 1995, ‘Fumigation of Multiple Storages with Recirculating Gaseous Fumigant’, International Patent Application PCT/AU1995/000844, Patent now granted in: AU, CA, CN, JP, US – European Patent Office: AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE.

Winks RG, Hunter AJ, 1994, ‘Improved Fumigation of Particulate Commodities’, International Patent Application PCT/AU1994/000324 – Patent now granted in: AM, AT, AU, BB, BG, BR, BY, CA, CH, CN, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FI, GB, GE, HU, JP, KE, KG, KP, KR, KZ, LK, LU, LV, MD, MG, MN, MW, NL, NO, NZ, PL, PT, RO, RU, SD, SE, SI, SK, TJ, TT, UA, US, UZ, VN – European Patent Office: AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE – African Intellectual Property Organization: BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG.

Waterford CJ, Whittle CP, Winks RG, 1993, ‘Formulations, Method and Apparatus for the Controlled Generation of Phosphine’, International Patent Application PCT/AU1993/000270 – European Patent EP0643556 – Patent now granted in: AT, AU, BB, BG, BR, CA, CH, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FI, GB, HU, JP, KP, KR, KZ, LK, LU, MG, MN, MW, NL, NO, NZ, PL, PT, RO, RU, SD, SE, SK, UA, US, VN –

European Patent Office: AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, GR, IE, IT, LU, MC, NL, PT, SE – African Intellectual Property Organization: BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG.

Winks RG, 1993, ‘Fumigation Apparatus’, AU Patent Number 199338649.

Winks RG, 1991, ‘Phosphine Fumigation Method and Apparatus’, International Patent Application PCT/AU1990/000268 – Patent Application Number WO/1991/000017 – Patent now granted in: AU, BR, CA, HU, JP, SU, US – European Patent Office: AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, GB, IT, LU, NL, SE.

Papers

Publications dealing specifically with the SIROFLO® technology were restricted because of the commercial objectives. A bibliography of the publications that led to SIROFLO® or those that describe the broad principles of the technology are as follows:

Winks RG, 1989, ‘SIROFLO® – A new technique for applying phosphine’, Bulk Grain, 23: 11-12.

Winks RG, 1986, ‘The significance of response time in the detection and measurement of fumigant resistance in insects with special reference to phosphine’, Pestic. Sci., 11: 165-174.

Winks RG, Waterford CJ, 1986,’ The relationship between concentration and time in the toxicity of phosphine to adults of a resistant strain of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst)’, J. Stored Prod. Res., 22: 85-92.

Winks RG, 1985, ‘The toxicity of phosphine to adults of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst): Phosphine-induced narcosis’, J. Stored Prod. Res., 21: 25-29.

Winks RG, 1984, ‘The toxicity of phosphine to adults of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst): Time as a dosage factor’, J. Stored Prod Res., 20: 45-56.

Winks RG, 1982, ‘The toxicity of phosphine to adults of Tribolium castaneum (Herbst): time as a response factor’, J. Stored Prod. Res., 18: 159-169.

Conference proceedings

Winks RG, Russell GF, 1996, ‘Active fumigation systems: better ways to fumigate grain’, In: Proc. Int. Conf. on Controlled Atmosphere and Fumigation in Stored Products, Nicosia, Cyprus, 21-26 April.

Winks RG, Russell GF, 1994, ‘Effectiveness of SIROFLO® in vertical storages’, In: Proc. 6th International Working Conf. on Stored Products Protection, Canberra, April.

Winks RG, Russell GF, 1994, ‘SIROFLO® in horizontal storages’, In: Proc. 6th International Working Conf. on Stored Products Protection, Canberra, April.

Winks RG, 1992, ‘The development of SIROFLO® in Australia’, In: Proc. Int. Conf. on Controlled Atmospheres and Fumigation, Winnipeg, 11-13 June.

Winks RG, Waterford CJ, 1992, ‘Current status of SIROFLO® and related matters’, In: Grain Industry Pest Control Conf., 27-28 February.

Winks RG, Ryan R, 1991, ‘Recent developments in the fumigation of grain with Phosphine’, In: Proc. 5th Working Conf. on Stored Product Protection, Bordeaux, September, pp.935-943.

Winks RG, Waterford CJ, 1991, ‘Current status of SIROFLO® and SIROFUME® and the future of phosphine’, In: Grain Industry Pest Control Conf., Canberra, March.

Winks RG, 1989, ‘Recent developments in fumigation technology, with emphasis on phosphine. Fumigation and Controlled Atmosphere Storage of Grains’, Proc. Int. Conf. Singapore, Champ BR, Highley E, Banks HJ (eds), 14-18 February, ACIAR Proceedings, 25: 144-151.

Winks RG, 1988, ‘Controlled low-flow fumigation with phosphine’, Australian Wheat Board Pest Control Conf., Melbourne, 15-16 March.

Winks RG, 1987, ‘Strategies for effective use of phosphine as a grain fumigant and the implications of resistance’, Proc. 4th Int. Working Cant. Stored-Product Protn, Tel Aviv, September, pp.335-344.

Winks RG, 1986, ‘The effect of phosphine on resistant insects’, GASGA seminar on Fumigation Technology in Developing Countries, Slough, March, pp.105-118.

Winks RG, 1983, ‘Flow-through phosphine fumigation – a new technique’, Stored Grain Protection Conf., Melbourne, 5 pages.