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

• Published in: Energy 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
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2009
• Subjects: boran minerals; boric acid; chemical reduction; elemental boron

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...