Choice Between Anhydrous Borax And Borax Hydrates

Anhydrous borax and/or hydrated borax are used in glass formulations to supply the essential boric oxide and sodium oxide components. Commercially available hydrates of borax are borax pentahydrate and borax decahydrate. This paper highlights the advantages of using anyhdrous borax in glass formulations.

Author
A D Puri
Origin
Imc Chemicals, Usa
Journal Title
Glass Tech 41 6 2000 174-176
Sector
Special Glass
Class
S 2113

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Choice Between Anhydrous Borax And Borax Hydrates
Glass Tech 41 6 2000 174-176
S 2113
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