Lithium borate also known as lithium tetraborate Li2B4O7 CASNo 12007602 is the lithium salt of boric acid It is an ingredient that can be use in making glasses and ceramics
This chemical compound can be used in the laboratory as LB buffer for gel electrophoresis of DNA and RNA This product is also used in the borax fusion method to vitrify mineral powder specimens for analysis by WDXRF spectroscopy Naturally occurring lithium tetraborate is known as the mineral diomignite It is exceedingly rare
Application Fluxing agent for RFAsample preparation