Borax 5 mol (All Grades) in Bulk, IBCs or Small Bags

With lower transportation, handling, and storage costs, this concentrated sodium borate is used in a variety of industries including glass and fiberglass, cleaning products, and flame retardants

Benefits

• Acts as both flux and network former
• Can be combined with boric acid to control the sodium-to-boron ratio in certain glasses
• Increases the strength, scratch resistance, and chemical resistance of ceramic wares
• Can be used for viscosity control
• Added to formulations to clean hard surfaces
• Used in the manufacture of sodium perborate
• In combination with boric acid, Neobor^® is particularly effective in reducing the flammability of cellulosic materials
• Incorporated in many aqueous systems as a pH buffer and to inhibit corrosion
• Greatly improves the tack and green strength of starch adhesive by cross-linking conjugated hydroxyl groups

Characteristics

Stable under ordinary conditions, free-flowing, and easily handled by air or mechanical conveying. Sold as white crystalline granules or powder.