Boric acid (H3BO3), potassium salt (1:?)

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 20786-60-1
US ProductionCBI
Import Volume10.5K lbs

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

EPA-registered manufacturers (5)
Basf Se · DE Germany
Basf
Harcros Chemicals
Henkel
Icc Industries
EPA-registered importers (1)
Calfrac Well Services

Why It Matters

Sectors
EnergyElectronicsTransportationMetals & MiningCore Chemicals
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 7 sectors as 3 functional roles.

  • •Lubricating agent in Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (0%)Use—non-incorporative activities
  • •Cleaning agent in Fabricated Metal Product ManufacturingUse—non-incorporative activities
  • •Processing aids, specific to petroleum production in Oil and Gas Drilling, Extraction, and Support activities (48%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
  • •Cleaning agent in Machinery Manufacturing (2.49%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Cleaning agent in Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (2.49%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Cleaning agent in Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (1.24%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Cleaning agent in Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (37.28%)Processing as a reactant
  • •Lubricating agent in Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product

Chemical Identity

CAS20786-60-1
PubChem CID6336567
DTXSIDDTXSID4050481
FormulaBH3KO3
Mol. Weight100.93 g/mol
SMILESB(O)(O)O.[K]

Data Sources

DTXSID40504812026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

63365672026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/6336567/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/6336567.json

20786-60-12026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 20786-60-12026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv

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