Borax and its substitutes cannot be used as food or flour additives. The state has banned the use of borax as food. It is illegal to put borax in food, so there is no problem of exceeding the standard, but it is completely forbidden to eat because it has been proved to be a carcinogen. Generally speaking, external use is the mainstay, and internal use must be very cautious. People with weak constitution are forbidden to take borax.
Borax is a very important boron-containing mineral and boron compound. It is usually a white powder containing colorless crystals, which is easily soluble in water. Borax has a wide range of uses and can be used as boron compounds such as detergents, cosmetics, pesticides and buffer solutions.
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Use of borax:
Mainly used in glass and enamel industry.
In glass, the ultraviolet transmittance can be enhanced, and the transparency and heat resistance of glass can be improved. In enamel products, it can make enamel not easy to fall off and shiny.
It is also widely used in special optical glass, glass fiber, non-ferrous metal welding agent, jewelry adhesive, printing and dyeing, washing (silk and woolen goods) and so on. ), gold refining, cosmetics, pesticides, fertilizers, borax soap, preservatives, antifreeze and medical disinfectants.
Borax is the basic raw material for preparing boron-containing compounds, and almost all borides can be prepared with borax. They are widely used in metallurgy, steel, machinery, military industry, cutting tools, paper making, electron tubes, chemicals and textiles.
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