Sodium tetraborate decahydrate

Sodium tetraborate decahydrate (CAS 1303-96-4) — formula B4Na2O7.10H2O, molecular weight 381.4; category organic chemicals.

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Where it is used

Documented applications: Uses: CIR ingredient: Sodium Borate, Used as a preservative, antiseptic and fungicide, also used to manufacture glazes, enamels, soldering fluxes and cleaning compounds and to fireproof textiles and wood, [ACGIH] Boric acid and borates as tablets or powder are used to kill larvae in barns and other insects in houses. Rarely, they are sprayed as herbicides. [EPA: Recognition of Pesticide Poisonings] Used in photo developing bath, [www.ci.tucson.az.us, arthazards, medium.html] Borax (borax decahydrate) is found naturally in some salt lakes and alkaline soils. Boric acid is formed by crystallizing a solution of hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid and borax. [Hawley], Soldering [Category: Heat or Machine], Using Disinfectants or Biocides [Category: Clean], Farming (Pesticides) [Category: Industry], Photographic Processing [Category: Other], Textiles (Printing, Dyeing, or Finishing) [Category: Industry], For borax (USEPA, OPP Pesticide Code: 011102) ACTIVE products with label matches., SRP: Registered for use in the U.S. but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses., Long been used as a mild antiseptic fungicide and as a herbicide ... Total control of vegetation on non-crop land, such as paths, giving long-term control. Also used in insect baits for food stores to control Formicidae., Soldering metals, manufacture of glazes and enamels, tanning, in cleaning compounds, artificially aging wood, as preservative, either alone or with other antiseptics against wood fungus, fireproofing fabrics and wood, curing and preserving skins, in cockroach control. In buffers, as a complexing or masking agent in analytical chemistry. Pharmaceutic aid (alkalizer)., Used in ant poisons, for fly control around refuse and manure piles, as a larvicide, in manufacture of glazes, cleaning compounds, and in soldering metals, For more Uses (Complete) data for BORAX (17 total), please visit the HSDB record page., Use Classification: EPA Safer Chemical Functional Use Classes -> Enzymes and Enzyme Stabilizers, Safer Chemical Classes -> Yellow triangle - The chemical has met Safer Choice Criteria for its functional ingredient-class, but has some hazard profile issues, Cosmetics -> Buffering, Industry Uses: Abrasives, Plating agent, Etching agent, Chelating agent, Flame retardant, Soil amendments (fertilizers), Consumer Uses: Other, Adhesion, cohesion promoter, Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable, Household Products: Cosmetics product ingredient: Disodium tetraborate decahydrate (Sodium Borate), Product count: 3, Information on 263 consumer products that contain Sodium borate decahydrate (borax) in the following categories is provided:, • Auto Products, • Commercial, Institutional, • Home Maintenance, • Inside the Home, • Landscaping, Yard, • Personal Care, • Pesticides, • Pet Care, Methods of Manufacturing: Processing of sodium borate ores by crushing, heating, mechanical separation, selective crystallization, and finally flotation of borax decahydrate or pentahydrate from the resultant concentrated borax liquor, Disodium tetraborate (borax) containing 5 or 10 molecules of water is produced mainly from sodium-containing borate ores. The mined ore is crushed and ground before dissolution in a hot recycled aqueous solution containing some borax. Insoluble gangue (clay particles) present in the hot slurry is separated off to produce a clear concentrated borax solution. Evaporative cooling of this solution to selected temperatures results in crystallization of the desired products, which are then separated from the residual liquor and dried., Borax, Fractional crystallization from Searles Lake brine, solution of kernite ore followed by crystallization. Also from colemanite, natural borax, uxelite, and other borates., Formulations, Preparations: Grades: crystals, granulated, powdered (refined, USP), CP, chemically pure, Technical, Technical borax is a herbicide, "Nippon" insecticide. Mixtures include: borax + bromacil, borax + sodium chlorate, Refined borax is technically known as sodium tetraborate decahydrate and is 99% pure, BOROCIL mixture (borax plus bromacil), UREABOR mixture (borax plus monuron), For more Formulations, Preparations (Complete) data for BORAX (36 total), Consumption Patterns: (For borax decahydrate, pentahydrate, & anhydrous): 23% as component of insulation glass fibers, 20% as germicide in household cleaning products, 11% as component of borosilicate glasses, 8% as flux in enamels, frits, & glazes, 8% as chemical intermediate for perborates, 7% as nutrient in fertilizers, 5% as antifreeze corrosion inhibitor, 4% as chemical intermediate for derivatives other than perborates, 3% as nonselective herbicide, 11% as algicide in water treatment, 1% as flame retardant & as metallurgical flux, 10% in misc applications (1975), Glass fiber insulation, 18%, textile glass fiber, 11%, chemical fire retardants, 15%, borosilicate glass, 5%, soap and detergents, 4%, misc, 13%, exports, 44% (1985), U.S. Production: 2023: 50, 000, 000 - <100, 000 lb, 2022: 50, 2021: 50, 2020: 50, (1972) 5.46X10+11 G (DEMAND), Production volumes for non-confidential chemicals reported under the Inventory Update Rule.[Table#1067], U.S. Imports: (1987) 5 short tons, (2000) 1 thousand metric tons, (2001) 1 thousand metric tons, (2003) 19 thousand metric tons, (2004) 5 thousand metric tons (estimated), U.S. Exports: (1985) 2.95X10+11 G, EST BASED ON 44% OF PRODUCTION EXPORTED, General Manufacturing Information: Pesticide, Fertilizer, and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing, Construction, Borax (B4Na2O7.10H2O): ACTIVE, The WHO Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard i.

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Sodium tetraborate decahydrate is a carbon-based organic compound with CAS registry number 1303-96-4 and molecular formula B4Na2O7.10H2O (molecular weight 381.4), belonging to the organic chemicals segment of chemical raw materials.

Identification

CAS number: 1303-96-4

Its molecular formula B4Na2O7.10H2O comprises 4 B, 2 Na, 8 O, 2 H atoms.

Also known as: Sodium tetraborate decahydrate · Sodium borate

Category: organic chemicals

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