Other Uses

Borates have uses in many other applications such as:

Soaps, detergents and cleaners
Personal care products
Metallurgy (metallurgical fluxes)
Corrosion inhibition
Adhesives
Buffering agents
Welding, soldering and brazing fluxes
Lubricating oil additives
Metal refining (copper, copper alloys and precious metals)
Flame retardancy (cellulosic materials and wood composites)
Refractories (gunning and patching compounds, firebricks and castables)
Cement
Photochemicals
Enhanced oil recovery
Oil Drilling (fracking industry)
Nuclear absorber
Electrolytic aluminium capacitors
Matches
Chemical precursor (boron halides and metallic borides)
Wood preservation