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BORAX DECAHYDRATE

CAS NO: 1303-96-4
EC NUMBER: 603-411-9

IUPAC NAMES:

borace decahydrate
Borax (B4Na2O7.10H2O)
borax (Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate)
borax decahydrate
di-Sodium tetraborate decahydrate disodium 1,3,5,7-tetrahydroxy-2,4,6,8,9-pentaoxa-3,7-dibora-1,5-diboranuidabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane octahydrate
disodium [oxido(oxoboranyloxy)boranyl]oxy-oxoboranyloxyborinate decahydrate
disodium bicyclo[3.3.1]tetraboroxane-3,7-bis(olate) decahydrate
Disodium tetraborate decahydrate
disodium tetraborate decahydrate
disodium tetraborate decahydrate, borax decahydrate
disodium tetraborate decahydrate/borax decahydrate
Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous
Disodium tetraborate, decahydrate
Na2-tetraborate 10H2O
Natriumtetraborat-10-Wasser
Nátrium-tetraborát-dekahidrát
SODIUM BORATE
Sodium Borate Decahydrate
Sodium borate decahydrate
sodium borate, decahydate
Sodium Tetraborate
SODIUM TETRABORATE DECAHYDRATE
Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate
Sodium tetraborate decahydrate
Tincal
Anhydrous Borax, Borax Deca-Hydrate
Borax
Borax
Borax decahydrate
borax pentahydrate
boric acid, disodium salt
di-Sodium tetraborate anhydrous
di-Sodium tetraborate decahydrate
Disodiuim tetraborate
disodium 1,7-dioxotetraboroxane-3,5-bis(olate)
Disodium [oxido (oxoboranyloxy)boranyl]oxy-oxoboranyloxyborinate decahydrate
Disodium [oxido(oxoboranyloxy)boranyl] oxy-oxobranyl oxyborinate
Disodium [oxido(oxoboranyloxy)boranyl]oxy-oxoboranyloxyborinate
disodium [oxido(oxoboranyloxy)boranyl]oxy-oxoboranyloxyborinate decahydrate
disodium bicyclo[3.3.1]tetraboroxane-3,7-bis(olate)
Disodium Tetraborate
disodium tetraborate
Disodium tetraborate anhydrous
Disodium Tetraborate Decahydrate
Disodium tetraborate decahydrate Borax decahydrate
Disodium tetraborate pentahydrate
Disodium tetraborate,
Disodium tetraborate, anhydrous
disodium tetraborate, anhydrous boric acid, disodium salt
Disodium Tetraborate, Anydrous
Disodium tetraborate, decahydrate
Na2-tetraborate
Sodium Borate
Sodium Borate Decahydrate
Sodium Tetraborate
Sodium tetraborate
Sodium Tetraborate Decahydrate
Sodium tetraborate pentahydrate
tetraborato disódico, decahidrato

SYNONYMS :

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Borax Decahydrate is an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid. Powdered borax is white, consisting of soft colorless crystals that dissolve in water. A number of closely related minerals or chemical compounds that differ in their crystal water content are referred to as borax, and the word is usually used to refer to the octahydrate. Commercially sold borax is partially dehydrated.

Borax is a component of many detergents, cosmetics, and enamel glazes. It is used to make buffer solutions in biochemistry, as a fire retardant, as an anti-fungal compound, in the manufacture of fiberglass, as a flux in metallurgy, neutron-capture shields for radioactive sources, a texturing agent in cooking, as a cross-linking agent in Slime, as an alkali in photographic developers, as a precursor for other boron compounds, and along with its inverse, boric acid, is useful as an insecticide.

USE AREAS
General adhesives and binding agents for a variety of uses.
Relating to agricultural, including the raising and farming of animals and growing of crops.
Products used on crops, or related to the growing of crops.
Related to the growing of flowers as crops.
Related to fruit crops, or the processing or preserving of fruit
Used to prevent adhesion.
Antifreezing agents, or de-icing products.
Type of pesticide used to destroy or inhibit the growth of disease-causing mechanisms, can be impregnated into clothing.
Spray powder used to make air gap between printed sheets of paper.
Relatived to the maintenance and repair of automobiles, products for cleaning and caring for automobiles (auto shampoo, polish/wax, undercarriage treatment, brake grease).
Binding agents, used in paint, sand, etc
Related to the building or construction process for buildings or boats (includes activities such as plumbing and electrical work, bricklaying, etc)
Materials used in the building process, such as flooring, insulation, caulk, tile, wood, glass, etc.
The modifier used for chemical, when the chemical is used in a laboratory.
Detergents with a wide variety of applications.
Products or chemicals found or used in drycleaning establishments.
Related to the raising of fur animals, or fur products.
General term for pet-related products, pet food, cleaning of pets, etc.
Conductive materials or agents (able to conduct something, typically heat or electricity).
Enzyme inhibitors, stabilizers, and enzyme replacement agents.
Laundry products (such as cleaning/washing agents), or laundry facilities.
Related to food production (restaurants, catering, etc)
Fertilizer for consumer or industrial use, and manufacturing of fertilizers
Fillers for paints, textiles, plastics, etc
Fire prevention materials, or additives/coatings to prevent flammability in paints, textiles, plastics, etc
Leather products, and products/chemicals used in the process of tanning and dressing leather.
Related to the manufacturing of pulp or paper products, or paper products in general.
Related to computers or the manufacturing of computers.
Furniture, or the manufacturing of furniture (can include chairs and tables, and more general furniture such as mattresses, patio furniture, etc.).
Glass or glass products (e.g. glass cleaning products), or the manufacture of glass.
Long been used as a mild antiseptic fungicide and as a herbicide ... Total control of vegetation on non-cropland, 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 ageing wood, as a 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.
Component of insulation glass fibre to enhance durability, in borosilicate glasses to improve thermal properties, germicidal agent in household cleaning products, flux in enamels, frits & glazes, a nutrient in fertilizers; nonselective herbicide or soil sterilant, corrosion inhibitor in antifreeze, flux in nonferrous metallurgy, in production of ferrous & nonferrous boron alloys, flame retardant for cellulosic materials, chemical intermediate for perborates & numerous other boron derivatives.
Powdered insecticide for crack & crevice treatment in food handling areas.
Acts as an abrasive on the exoskeleton of insects, and as a stomach poison. It is also used as a herbicide to control weeds; used as a preservative on wood products against decay fungi, and as an algae suppressant in swimming pools and sewage systems.

Borax decahydrate occurs in nature as mineral, borax (tincal). It is one of the most common sodium borate ores. The compound has several industrial applications. The refined material is mostly used in household cleaning products. It is used to make pyrex and other borosilicate glasses. Borax Decahydrate is added to fertilizers in small quantities as a source of boron, as a trace nutrient for plants. High purity grade Borax Decahydrate is used in cosmetics, toilet products and electrolytic capacitors. It also is used in fire retardants, adhesives and herbicides.
Uses
A natural, colorless salt crystal found in some lake beds. It is soluble in water and glycerin but not in alcohol. When mixed with water, it produces a slight alkaline reaction. Its use in photography was principally as a pH modifier in gold toning baths, but it was also used as a restrainer in pyrogallic acid developers and as an accelerator in hydroquinone developers.
Buffers; complexing or masking agent.
Soldering metals; manufacture of glazes and enamels; tanning; in the production of adhesives and in anticorrosion systems; 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. Pharmaceutic aid (alkalizer).

pH buffer
Borate ions (commonly supplied as boric acid) are used in biochemical and chemical laboratories to make buffers, e.g. for polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of DNA and RNA, such as TBE buffer (borate buffered tris-hydroxymethylaminomethonium) or the newer SB buffer or BBS buffer (borate buffered saline) in coating procedures. Borate buffers (usually at pH 8) are also used as preferential equilibration solution in dimethyl pimelimidate (DMP) based crosslinking reactions.

Co-complexing agent
Borax Decahydrate as a source of borate has been used to take advantage of the co-complexing ability of borate with other agents in water to form complex ions with various substances. Borate and a suitable polymer bed are used to chromatograph non-glycosylated hemoglobin differentially from glycosylated hemoglobin (chiefly HbA1c), which is an indicator of long-term hyperglycemia in diabetes mellitus.

Water-softening agent
Borax Decahydrate alone does not have a high affinity for the hardness cations, although it has been used for water-softening. Its chemical equation for water-softening is given below:

Ca2+ (aq) + Na2B4O7 (aq) → Ca B4O7 (s)↓ + 2 Na+ (aq)
Mg2+ (aq) + Na2B4O7 (aq) → Mg B4O7 (s)↓ + 2 Na+ (aq)
The sodium ions introduced do not make water ‘hard’. This method is suitable for removing both temporary and permanent types of hardness.

Flux
A mixture of Borax Decahydrate and ammonium chloride is used as a flux when welding iron and steel. It lowers the melting point of the unwanted iron oxide (scale), allowing it to run off. Borax Decahydrate is also used mixed with water as a flux when soldering jewelry metals such as gold or silver, where it allows the molten solder to wet the metal and flow evenly into the joint. Borax Decahydrate is also a good flux for "pre-tinning" tungsten with zinc — making the tungsten soft-solderable. Borax Decahydrate is often used as a flux for forge welding.

Small-scale gold mining

Old steam tractor and Borax Decahydrate wagons, Death Valley National Park
Borax Decahydrate is replacing mercury as the preferred method for extracting gold in small-scale mining facilities. The method is called the Borax Decahydrate method and is used in the Philippines.

Flubber
Main article: Flubber (material)
A rubbery polymer sometimes called Slime, Flubber, 'gluep' or 'glurch' (or erroneously called Silly Putty, which is based on silicone polymers), can be made by cross-linking polyvinyl alcohol with Borax Decahydrate. Making flubber from polyvinyl acetate-based glues, such as Elmer's Glue, and Borax Decahydrate is a common elementary-science demonstration.

Other uses

Medicinal
Anti-fungal foot soak
Treatment for thrush in horses' hoofs
Is found in some commercial vitamin supplements
Other
Ingredient in enamel glazes
Component of glass, pottery, and ceramics
Used as an additive in ceramic slips and glazes to improve fit on wet, greenware, and bisque
Fire retardant
Anti-fungal compound for cellulose insulation
Mothproofing 10% solution for wool
Pulverized for the prevention of stubborn pests (e.g. German cockroaches) in closets, pipe and cable inlets, wall panelling gaps, and inaccessible locations where ordinary pesticides are undesirable[36]
Precursor for sodium perborate monohydrate that is used in detergents, as well as for boric acid and other borates
Tackifier ingredient in casein, starch and dextrin based adhesives
Precursor for boric acid, a tackifier ingredient in polyvinyl acetate, polyvinyl alcohol based adhesives
Fluoride detoxification
To make indelible ink for dip pens by dissolving shellac into heated Borax Decahydrate
Curing agent for snake skins
Curing agent for salmon eggs, for use in sport fishing for salmon
Swimming pool buffering agent to control pH
Neutron absorber, used in nuclear reactors and spent fuel pools to control reactivity and to shut down a nuclear chain reaction
As a micronutrient fertilizer to correct boron-deficient soils.
Preservative in taxidermy
To color fires with a green tint
Was traditionally used to coat dry-cured meats such as hams to improve the appearance and discourage flies.
For stopping car radiator and engine block leaks
Used by blacksmiths in forge welding
Used as a woodworm treatment (diluted in water)
Borax Decahydrate, sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate is a naturally occurring compound.
It is mostly used as a cleaning aid especially for laundry (softening the water). As a cleaning aid, Borax Decahydrate is also used as dishwasher detergent, as floor and wall cleaner, and to clean outdoor furniture, toilet, porcelain sinks, stains from stainless steel. Borax Decahydrate can be used for parasite control to keep ants, water bugs, and cockroaches away and help dogs with mange and people with a variety of parasite problems including lice and mites. Due to its alkalinity and antifungal properties, Borax Decahydrate is used in hair care products to heal chronic and embarrassing scalp conditions. Borax Decahydrate is also used as a remedy for health problems (arthritis, osteoporosis, bone spurs, calcium deposits, lupus, autoimmune disease, hormone imbalances, fungus, candida, ringworm, tinea versicolor, insomnia, rough skin). Furthermore, Borax Decahydrate is applied as a fire retardant, as a flux in metallurgy, as a precursor for other boron compounds, as anti-fungal compound for fiberglass and cellulose insulation, to make buffer solutions in biochemistry, and to make indelible ink for dip pens by dissolving shellac into heated Borax Decahydrate.

Pharmaceutical Applications
Borax Decahydrate is used in pharmaceutical applications similarly to boric acid (see Boric Acid). It has been used externally as a mild astringent and as an emulsifying agent in creams. It has also been used in lozenges, mouthwashes, otic preparations (0.3% w/v), and ophthalmic solutions (0.03–1.0% w/v). Borax Decahydrate has additionally been investigated in the prevention of crystal formation in freeze-dried solutions.
Preparations of sodium borate in honey have historically been used as paints for the throat, tongue, and mouth. Borax Decahydrate is also used in cosmetics such as moisturizers, deodorants, and shampoos.

It is used in detergents, cosmetics, and enamel glazes. It is likewise employed to prepare buffer solutions in biochemistry, as a fire retardant, anti-fungal compound, in the manufacture of fiberglass, as a flux in metallurgy, neutron-capture shields for radioactive sources, a texturing agent in cooking, and as a harbinger for other boron compounds. The molten borax bath is useful for carbide coating process on metals. It is applied as an efficient metal-free catalyst for Hetero-Michael reactions in an aqueous medium.

Borax Decahydrate is used in the following products: lubricants and greases, washing & cleaning products, anti-freeze products, heat transfer fluids and adhesives and sealants. Borax Decahydrate has an industrial use resulting in manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).

Other release to the environment of Borax Decahydrate is likely to occur from: indoor use (e.g. machine wash liquids/detergents, automotive care products, paints and coating or adhesives, fragrances and air fresheners), outdoor use, indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment) and outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials).

Borax Decahydrate is used in the following activities or processes at workplace: the low energy manipulation of substances bound in materials or articles, potentially closed industrial processing with minerals/metals at elevated temperature (e.g. smelters, furnaces, refineries, coke ovens), high energy work-up of substances bound in materials or articles (e.g. hot rolling/forming, grinding, mechanical cutting, drilling or sanding), open transfer and processing with minerals/metals at elevated temperature and production of mixtures or articles by tabletting, compression, extrusion or pelletisation.

Release to the environment of Borax Decahydrate can occur from industrial use: formulation of mixtures, in the production of articles, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates) and formulation in materials. Other release to the environment of Borax Decahydrate is likely to occur from: indoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. flooring, furniture, toys, construction materials, curtains, foot-wear, leather products, paper and cardboard products, electronic equipment) and outdoor use in long-life materials with low release rate (e.g. metal, wooden and plastic construction and building materials).

Borax Decahydrate can be found in products with material based on: stone, plaster, cement, glass or ceramic (e.g. dishes, pots/pans, food storage containers, construction and isolation material), metal (e.g. cutlery, pots, toys, jewellery) and paper (e.g. tissues, feminine hygiene products, nappies, books, magazines, wallpaper).

Borax Decahydrate is used in the following products: lubricants and greases, inks and toners, fertilisers, photo-chemicals and washing & cleaning products.

Borax Decahydrate is used in the following areas: building & construction work, agriculture, forestry and fishing and printing and recorded media reproduction. Borax Decahydrate is used for the manufacture of: fabricated metal products, machinery and vehicles and chemicals.

Borax Decahydrate is used in the following activities or processes at the workplace closed, continuous processes with occasional controlled exposure, transfer of chemicals and manual maintenance (cleaning and repair) of machinery.
Borax Decahydrate is used in the following products: pH regulators and water treatment products, metalworking fluids and lubricants and greases. Borax Decahydrate has an industrial use resulting in the manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).

Borax Decahydrate has used in the following activities or processes at the workplace transfer of chemicals closed batch processing in synthesis or formulation, batch processing in synthesis or formulation with opportunity for exposure, closed, continuous processes with occasional controlled exposure, transfer of substance into small containers and mixing in open batch processes.

Borax Decahydrate is used in the following products: pH regulators and water treatment products. Borax Decahydrate has an industrial use resulting in the manufacture of another substance (use of intermediates).

Borax Decahydrate is used in the following areas: building & construction work. Borax Decahydrate is used for the manufacture of chemicals, mineral products (e.g. plasters, cement), machinery and vehicles, metals and fabricated metal products.

Borax Decahydrate is used in the following activities or processes at the workplace transfer of chemicals, closed continuous processes with occasional controlled exposure and transfer of substance into small containers.

Release to the environment of Borax Decahydrate can occur from industrial use in the production of articles, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates), in processing aids at industrial sites, as a processing aid, formulation of mixtures and manufacturing of the substance.

Borax Decahydrate is used in the following activities or processes at the workplace transfer of chemicals, batch processing in synthesis or formulation with opportunity for exposure closed batch processing in synthesis or formulation and closed, continuous processes with occasional controlled exposure.

Release to the environment of Borax Decahydrate can occur from industrial use manufacturing of the substance, as an intermediate step in further manufacturing of another substance (use of intermediates), as a processing aid, formulation of mixtures and in the production of articles.