Orthoboric acid 99,5, powder ACS
Supplier: E. Becker & Co. GmbH
Boric acid is used for weatherproofing wood and fireproofing fabrics; as a preservative; manufacturing of cements, crockery, porcelain, enamels, glass, borates, leather, carpets, hats, soaps, artificial gems; in nickeling baths; cosmetics; printing and dyeing, painting; photography; for impregnating wicks; electric condensers; hardening steel. It is also used as an insecticide for cockroaches and black carpet beetles. It is used In the research labs , astringent, antiseptic, antibacterial and antifungal agent. It is used in buffers and for calibration of polyacrylamide gel columns for the separation of oligonucleotides by capillary electrophoresis.
- Soluble in water; insoluble in alcohol; freely soluble in boiling water.
Boric acid has a single boron; its salt forms complex equilibria in solution, with the ion B4O7-2 being the predominant species.
Insoluble in Methanol ≤0.005%, Nonvolatile with Methanol ≤0.05%, Chloride ≤0.001%, Phosphate ≤0.001%, Sulfate ≤0.01%, Calcium ≤0.005%, Iron ≤0.001%