Application of boric acid in various industry

Boric Acid is widely used in various industries, mainly as follows:

• Glass and fiberglass industry:

Boric acid is used in the production of advanced glasses such as optical glass, acid-resistant glass, and organic borosilicate glass. It can improve the heat resistance, transparency, and mechanical strength of the glass and shorten the melting time in glass production. In fiberglass production, boric acid acts as a flux and network former, reducing the melting temperature and facilitating wire drawing.

• Enamel and ceramic industry:

Boric acid is used in the production of enamel glazes. It can reduce the thermal expansion of the glaze, prevent cracking and glaze peeling, and improve the gloss and firmness of the products. It can also form glass, increasing the refractive index and mechanical strength.

• Pharmaceutical industry:

Boric acid is used in the production of boric acid ointments, disinfectants, astringents, and preservatives, and is also used in the treatment of oral ulcers.

• Textile industry:

Boric acid serves as a fabric flame retardant and is suitable for textiles such as curtains, tents, and clothes. The weight gain rate after finishing is required to reach 10% - 15%.

• Chemical industry:

Boric acid is used in the production of various borates, Boron compounds, catalytic oxidation reactions, the production of wick and boron-containing fertilizers in the fertilizer industry, and as an analytical chemical reagent.

• Electroplating industry:

Boric acid is a component and additive of the electrolyte during metal electroplating.

• Agriculture:

 Boric acid is readily soluble in water and can be used for soil fertilization and foliar spraying to promote crop growth.

• Wood industry:

Boric acid is used as a preservative to protect wood from pests and decay.

• Metallurgical Industry:

Boric acid is used as an additive and flux in the production of boron steel to enhance the hardness and ductility of the steel and prevent surface oxidation during metal welding.

• Leather Industry:

Boric acid is used for deliming the surface of raw hides to prevent the occurrence of ash spots on the leather surface after retanning.

• Rust Prevention Industry:

Boric acid can be used as an anti-rust agent, lubricant, and thermal oxidation stabilizer and is added to lubricants, brake fluids, metalworking fluids, etc.

• Personal Health Care Products:

Boric acid is used in cosmetics, hygiene products, and medicines. It is mixed with Borax to form a pH buffer solution and can also be used as a bacteriostatic agent.

• Nuclear Industry:

Boric acid plays an important role in the safety and control systems of nuclear power plants. It can Increase the proportion of boron-10 and serves as a thermal neutron absorber.

• Other Fields:

Boric acid is also used in dye stabilizers, rare metal smelting, electrolytic capacitors, paints, foundry casting, pesticides, etc.