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Industrial production of boron oxide is via fusion of boric acid at 550–1000 °C. The glassy melt thus obtained is then cooled until solid; crushed, ground and then sieved to allow classification according to particle size and distribution. The melting of boric acid is both the most critical and costly stage of all these operations, because boron oxide is highly corrosive to refractories and steel...