This thematic dossier will review the traditional derivatives of Boron, but also recent and widely used derivatives in current formulation.

IN SUMMARY

The Boron Boron is a chemical element of symbol B and atomic number 5. It is a trivalent metalloid. It is rather rare in the Earth's crust and solar system, but more abundant on the Earth's surface, especially as borax, due to the high solubility of borates. It constitutes about 0.001% of the earth's crust, or 10 ppm on average (or 5 mg/kg in basalts). View this article

Boric acid Boric acid (boric acid or orthoboric acid) is a weak acid often used as an antiseptic, insecticide, neutron absorber in nuclear power plants to control the fission rate of uranium, and as a precursor to other chemical compounds. It takes its name from one of its components, boron, its raw formula is as follows: H3BO3 or B(OH)3. When it is in the form of ore, it is referred to as sassolite. It exists as colourless crystals or as a white powder dissolving in water. View this article

Borax Known since ancient times - the word comes from the Arabic bawraq or the Persian boûraq (white - brilliant), borax is an odourless and colourless salt that comes in the form of flakes or powder. It can be irritating. Borax is a mineral species of the formula (Na2B4O7-10H2O). It is a boron ore also called sodium tetraborate decahydrate or sodium borate. View this article

Boron nitride In addition to the traditional uses of boron-derived compounds, new substances have gained renewed interest in recent years in the formulation of many cosmetic products. These are mainly so-called"modern ceramics", or at least some of the compounds used to make these specialities, and more specifically boron nitride, or more specifically boron nitrides. View this article

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