What are the various applications of Zinc borate?

There are many chemicals used in all kinds of industries during the manufacturing and post manufacturing chores of all kinds of products and commodities.

There is bound to arise a situation where you will have the option of choosing from two or more chemicals or final products and to make an informed decision, it is essential that you have knowledge about utility of the chemical.

In addition, a single chemical may be used for more than one purpose and depending on the list of available tasks you have, choosing the right one will prove to be more cost effective.

Zinc Borate is one such chemical that can be utilized in more than one way. It is used in many sectors of the industries, in many ways and at many levels.

A brief account of the ways in which it is used will help you understand its importance and how you can utilize it.

It is an inorganic compound and a white crystalline chemical with low toxicity.

It is the premier choice for fire retardant in manufacturing polyolefin wire & cables and for other electrical parts. Along with antimony oxide, it is used in halogen containing systems and with alumina trihyfrate.

In flexible PVC too, it is used as a substitute to antimony oxide like wires, cables, roofing membranes, auto upholstery, wall coverings carpet backing, auto upholstery and more.

For its flame retardant properties and to improve resistance against electrical degradation, it is used with different chemical compositions.

For example, with brominated flame retardants, it acts as a synergist to tailor CTI and FR properties.

Such combinations are used to increase melt stability and can be used in regrinding processes without a reduction in the original CTI values.

Zinc Borate is a flame retardant synergist as far as halogen sources such as decabromodiphenyl oxide and tetrabromobisphenol-A go. It could be used in place of antimony oxide in varying degrees. It is also used in epoxies for applications such as glass-reinforcement laminates, encapsulation of electrical components etc.

Such qualities have led to its wide usage as a flame retardant in paper, textile, rubber, plastics and other industries during the production stage of the products.

It is also used in industries related to ceramic, adhesives, pigments, and paints.
It also has good antifungal properties and has proved to be an important antifungal agent. For this reason, it is an effective tool used to improve the life of a plant.

It is not available in one form but different variants, so you should perform an extensive research before picking the right variant for you.