Appearance
White odorless crystalline powder
Description
Borax, also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate, is an important boron compound, a mineral, and a salt of boric acid. It is usually a white powder consisting of soft colorless crystals that dissolve easily in water.
Function
Borax has a wide variety of uses. It is a component of many detergents, cosmetics, and enamel glazes. It is also used to make buffer solutions in biochemistry, as a fire retardant, as an anti-fungal compound for fiberglass, as an insecticide, as a flux in metallurgy, a texturing agent in cooking, and as a precursor for other boron compounds.
Synonyms
Borax NF Powder, Soium Tetraborate Decahydrate, Disodium Tetraborate Decahydrate, Borax Decahydrate, Borax 10 Mole
Storage
Store in a confined, cool, dry, and well-ventilated area away from incompatible substances.
Packages
- 250 Gram HDPEWM Bottle
- 5 kg. HDPE OH Pail
- 25 lb. Fiber Drum
- 50 lb. Bag
- 35 kg. Drum
- 55 lb. Bag
- 55 lb. Fiber Drum
- 100 lb. Recon Drum
- 250 lb. Fiber Drum
- 1 lb. Bulk
Industry
- Pharmaceutical
Product Class
- Minerals
- buffering agents
Other
- Origin: Synthetic
- Shelf life: 4 years from mfg. date
- Freight Classification: NMFC 43940 SUB 2 CLASS 70 RV 2.15
- Kosher Status: Not Kosher
- Flash Point: N/A
- Melting Point: 75 øC
- API: NO
- Allergen: NO
- Hazmat: YES
- Molecular Weight: 381.37 g/mol