Borates by Nature

Borates in Use
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Borates by Function

Health & Safety Effects


GLASS


Borosilicate glass is the foundation for all heat-resistant glass applications and the myriad products they make possible - from halogen lightbulbs and Pyrex® cookware to cathode-ray tubes and liquid crystal displays.

Borosilicate refers to glass which contains from five to 30 percent boric oxide. Borates impart many valuable properties to borosilicate glass, from their ability to lower melt temperatures and inhibit devitrification in the glassmaking process, to their ability to increase mechanical strength, as well as resistance to thermal shock, chemicals and water in the final product.

Product Information
Neobor® Borax Pentahydrate


Optibor® Boric Acids


Dehybor® Anhydrous Borax


Borax Decahydrate


Boric Oxide Anhydrous Boric Acid


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