Obtaining of Boron as an Alternative Fuel from Borax with Various Methods

This study examined how to obtain elemental boron from borax. For this purpose, first boric acid (H 3 BO 3 ) was obtained from borax decahydrate with using HCl and H 2 SO 4 . The boric was then converted to boron oxide using a dehydration process. It has been studied to reduce the boric acid and the...

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Published inEnergy sources. Part A, Recovery, utilization, and environmental effects Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. 509 - 515
Main Authors Şen, N., Demir, C., Demirbas, A., Kar, Y.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2009
Subjects
boran minerals
boric acid
chemical reduction
elemental boron
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Summary:This study examined how to obtain elemental boron from borax. For this purpose, first boric acid (H 3 BO 3 ) was obtained from borax decahydrate with using HCl and H 2 SO 4 . The boric was then converted to boron oxide using a dehydration process. It has been studied to reduce the boric acid and the boron oxide into elemental boron with using the elemental magnesium (Mg) and butyl nitrite (C 5 H 9 NO 2 ), and also with using sawdust, charcoal, and cellulose. Then, the obtained elemental boron was subject to the burning process to prove its purity. The pure-elemental boron gave a strong green-colored flame when it was burned. Among these, the methods using the elemental magnesium (Mg) and butyl nitrite (C 5 H 9 NO 2 ) in order to obtain elemental boron are more reasonable than those of the others.
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ISSN:1556-7036
1556-7230
DOI:10.1080/15567030701715898