Boron oxide is used as a flux, an acid catalyst and a chemical intermediate in production of boron halides, esters, carbide, nitride and metallic borides. Boron oxide has shown a promising effect on glycerol hydrogenolysis to 1,2-propanediol. It is also an essential material for the preparation of cordierite ceramics from talc. It is actively involved in the production of borosilicate glass. It is an additive used in high-temperature lubricants.
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Aplicaciones
El óxido de boro se utiliza como flujo, catalizador ácido e intermediario químico en la producción de haluros de boro, ésteres, carburo, nitruro y boruros metálicos. El óxido de boro ha mostrado un efecto prometedor en la hidrogenólisis del glicerol al 1,2-propanediol. También es un material esencial para la preparación de material de cerámica de cordierita a partir del talco. Participa activamente en la producción de vidrio de borosilicato. Es un aditivo que se utiliza en lubricantes de alta temperatura.
Solubilidad
Soluble en agua. Ligeramente soluble en metanol.
Notas
Higroscópico y sensible a la humedad. Incompatible con ácidos y agentes oxidantes fuertes.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Kline, J.; Tangstad, M.; Tranell, G. A Raman Spectroscopic Study of the Structural Modifications Associated with the Addition of Calcium Oxide and Boron Oxide to Silica. Metall. Mater. Trans. B 2015, 46 (1), 62-73.
- Solozhenko, V. L.; Kurakevych, O. O.; Godec, Y. L.; Brazhkin, V. V. Thermodynamically Consistent p-T Phase Diagram of Boron Oxide B2O3 by in Situ Probing and Thermodynamic Analysis. J. Phys. Chem. C 2015, 119 (35), 20600-20605.