Chemical name: Boric acid

IUPAC name: Boric acid

Formula: BH₃O₃

Appearance: White crystalline solid

Uses:

1. The primary industrial use of boric acid is in the manufacture of monofilament fiberglass usually referred to as textile fiberglass. Textile fiberglass is used to reinforce plastics in applications that range from boats, to industrial piping to computer circuit boards.
2. In the jewelry industry, boric acid is often used in combination with denatured alcohol to reduce surface oxidation and firescale from forming on metals during annealing and soldering operations.
3. Boric acid is used in the production of the glass in LCD flat panel displays.