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Data sheet

Discover more product details, including technical features and primary uses of Solubor.

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Safety data sheet

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Solubor technical overview

Solubor is a highly concentrated sodium borate (Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate, Na2B8O13.4H2O). You’ll find no added impurities or ingredients. 


Technical features include: 
  • 20.5% boron content 

  • Particle size of <75 microns

  • Offers higher concentration of boron than boric acid in solution—0.9% B (w/w) versus 0.6% B (w/w) at room temperature

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Chemical
Boron (B): 20.5%
Material required for 1 lb (.45kg) of B: 7 lb (3.18kg)

Physical
  • Screen: % cumulative.
  • + 200: 8 
  • - 200: 92
Bulk density
Loose pack:
25 lb/ft3 (400.46 kg/m3)
Tight pack: 35 lb/ft3 (560.6 kg/m3)

Containers
Bulk option (super bags):
1700 lb (771 kg)
Multiwall paper bags with polyethylene moisture resistant barrier: 50 lb (22.7 kg)

Solubor DF technical overview

Solubor DF is a mixture of disodium tetraborate, boric acid, and sodium pentaborate. The chemical composition and physical size of Solubor DF promote rapid dissolution in water.

Solubor DF resources

Chemical
Boron (B): 17.2%
Material required for 1 lb (.45kg) of B: 5.77 lb (2.62kg)
Bulk density
700-720 kg/m3
Containers
Solubor DF is available in 2.20 lb (1000 kg) IBCs, and in multiwall paper bags with a polyethylene moisture resistant barrier for the 11 lb (5 kg) size, and in polyethylene bags for the 26.4 lb (12 kg) and 55.1 lb (25 kg) sizes.

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Solubor

When you need a boron fertilizer for foliar application, you need to make sure you’re getting Solubor from U.S. Borax.

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Solubility of Solubor in liquid fertilizers

Solubor is an excellent boron source for inclusion in liquid fertilizers because it is readily soluble and does not react with other components of these fertilizers.

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Amounts of Solubor to mix into spray tanks to supply desired boron rates

Solubor is highly water soluble, and is commonly applied in foliar sprays. Because the season for the most effective foliar application of boron is short, foliar sprays must be prepared quickly and accurately.

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Fruit tree foliar nutrient sprays

Foliar nutrient sprays are commonly applied to fruit trees. Boron is immobile in most plant tissues so boron may not be readily transported to developing flower buds. Solubor can be effectively applied with dormant oil-insecticide sprays during the dormant stages of most fruit trees.

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Boron in corn and soybeans

Corn requires high levels of all nutrients to ensure maximum economic yields. Soybeans, like all legumes, have a high boron requirement.

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