Borates
Borates are inorganic salts that contain boron. Although boron is an essential element, it doesn’t exist by itself in nature. Instead, you’ll find it in various combinations with oxygen and other elements, forming substances such as boric acid (boron, oxygen, and hydrogen), calcium borate (boron, oxygen, and calcium), sodium borate (boron, oxygen, hydrogen, and sodium), or lithium borate (boron, oxygen, and
lithium).