Boron Trioxide - Applications

Applications

  • Fluxing agent for glass and enamels
  • Starting material for synthesizing other boron compounds such as boron carbide
  • An additive used in glass fibres (optical fibres)
  • It is used in the production of borosilicate glass
  • The inert capping layer in the LEC process for the production of gallium arsenide single crystal
  • As an acid catalyst in organic synthesis

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