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Boric acid can be heated with carbon to produce boron carbide, carbon monoxide and water. The hard boron carbide particles are used to grinding applications.

W. Büchner, R. Schliebs, G. Winter, K.H. Büchel, Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, VCH, 1989

4
H3BO3
  +  
7
C
         
B4C
  +  
6
CO
  +  
6
H2O
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Orthoboric acid     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carbon     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Boron carbide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carbon monoxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Water     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Inorganic

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