Boric acid (HBO2), calcium salt (2:1)
U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.
The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.
Where It Comes From
Why It Matters
Industrial Uses
Used in 8 sectors as 5 functional roles.
- •Lubricants and lubricant additives in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Pigment in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Lubricating agent in Primary Metal Manufacturing (10%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (53%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Miscellaneous Manufacturing (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Food, beverage, and tobacco product manufacturing (33%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Lubricating agent in Paper Manufacturing (2%)Use—non-incorporative activities
- •Paint additives and coating additives not described by other categories in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Flame retardant in Wholesale and Retail Trade (100%)Processing—incorporation into article
Vendor Pricing
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
5 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.05 | 500 g | 96% |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $2.88 | 500 g | 95% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $3.05 | 500 g | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $3.22 | 500 g | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 34.5% |
Chemical Identity
Data Sources
https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566
Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/10290800/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON
Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/10290800.json
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv
https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting
Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv