BORON HYDRIDES, HETEROBORANES, AND THEIR METALLA DERIVATIVES COMMERCIAL

BORON HYDRIDES, HETEROBORANES, AND THEIR METALLA DERIVATIVES (COMMERCIAL ASPECTS) Vol 4 

Boranes, B—H-containing compounds, having proven commercial value are the tetraliydroborates, several borane complexes, and some betereoboranes. 

Sodium tetrabydroborate [16940-66-2] NaBH, more commonly called sodium borobydride, is tbe most widely used commercial boron bydride. Tbe largest manufacturer is Morton International Specialty Chemicals Group, which has two plants in the United States and one in Europe (1). Oy Nokia Ab Chemicals (FN) (2) also produces commercial quantities. Smaller producers include Farbenfabrik Bayer A.G. and ChemetaH Gmbh in Germany (2). 

Sodium borobydride is available as a 12% solution in caustic soda and in soHd form either as powder or pellets (3). The predominant form produced is the solution, the DOT shipping classification for which is corrosive Hquid. Forms of packaging are 18.9-L pails, 208.2-L dmms, and either tank tmck or tank car for bulk shipments. 1991 pricing for the solution form was 40.34/kg of borobydride contained. SoHd sodium borobydride, a white powder packaged in polyethylene bags in metal containers, was priced at 48.39/kg. 

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