Potassium tetraborate

Potassium tetraborate (CAS 1332-77-0), also known as dipotassium tetraborate or potassium borate, is an inorganic boron salt used as a buffering agent, flame retardant and preservative.

Where is Potassium tetraborate used?

• Water treatment: pH buffer and biocide
• Textiles: flame retardant finish on natural and synthetic fibers
• Leather processing: preservative during curing and tanning
• Agriculture: boron micronutrient source in fertilizer blends
• It controls microbial growth in process water and cooling systems.

Commercial specifications

• Technical grade; specifications defined by purity and moisture content
• Quality measured by boron oxide equivalent within the batch
• Packaging from small bags to bulk quantities