Abstract:

From the perspective of respecting history and looking forward to the future,the development of boron containing inorganic products in China in the past 60 years were summarized.The history from the birth of boric acid and borax industry to the development and production of various boron containing new materials and new products such as boron carbide and boron nitride et al was introduced.Also the development of the industry from the continuous updating of process routes to the improvement of new processes and new equipment was reviewed.However,China′s high-grade boron resources are increasingly scarce,environmental protection is more stringent,and the competitiveness of basic boron products is weak.Based on the current development status at home and abroad,the future development trend of boron containing inorganic products was prosepected.It was indicated that China′s boron chemical enterprises should make full use of the basic boron products imported from abroad,take the market as the guidance and combine with the major strategic needs of the country to produce high value-added boron products and boron containing materials,such as boron containing thermal conductive and high temperature resistant materials,boron containing new energy materials,boron containing catalytic materials,etc.

Key words: boron compounds, technology, development trend