Barium metaborate has a wide range of applications, and the low-temperature phase BBO market has huge room for development.

Barium metaborate, also known as barium borate, is an inorganic compound that appears as a white orthorhombic crystalline powder. Barium metaborate is slightly soluble in water and easily soluble in hydrochloric acid. It includes four hydrates: monohydrate, dihydrate, tetrahydrate, and pentahydrate. Among them, dihydrate and tetrahydrate are widely used in the industrial field. Barium metaborate has excellent properties. As a new functional pigment, barium metaborate can enhance the pigment’s anti-mildew, anti-rust, anti-powdering and anti-microbial properties. It is used in papermaking, rubber, ceramics, plastics, flame retardants and other fields.

Barium metaborate has two polytypes: high-temperature phase (α phase) and low-temperature phase (β phase). Low-temperature phase barium metaborate (BBO for short) is a nonlinear optical crystal with good optical uniformity and light transmission range. With the advantages of wide width, low absorption coefficient and high extinction ratio, it is widely used in dye lasers, alexandrite lasers, all-solid-state lasers, optical amplifiers and other fields.

According to the “2022-2027 China Barium Metaborate Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center, In recent years, driven by policy support, technological empowerment, and technological progress, my country’s nonlinear optical crystal industry has developed rapidly. In 2020, the industry scale has reached more than 3 billion yuan, including barium metaborate, lithium triborate and other nonlinear optical crystals. Crystal research has reached the world’s leading level and has been commercialized.

In terms of preparation process, the preparation process of barium metaborate includes the borax barium sulfide method and the liquid phase synthesis method. The barium metaborate process uses barite, coal powder, borax aqueous solution, sodium silicate aqueous solution, etc. as raw materials. The liquid phase The synthesis method uses barium hydroxide, boric acid and hydrogen peroxide as raw materials. In terms of manufacturing companies, the main supplier of low-temperature phase barium metaborate in my country is Fujing Technology. With its advantages in technology, scale, and first mover, Fujing Technology occupies an important share in the global low-temperature phase barium metaborate market.

Laser refers to a device that can emit laser, including gas lasers, solid lasers, semiconductor lasers, dye lasers and other subdivided products. my country is a major laser producer. At present, the localization rate of low-power lasers is as high as more than 90%, and the localization rate of medium-power lasers is about 60%. However, in the field of high-power lasers, the localization rate is only about 38%. The high-end market is still dominated by Occupied by overseas companies such as IPG, Coherent, and Nlight. With the upgrading of my country’s manufacturing industry, the high-end laser market has broad development space, which will drive the release of market demand for nonlinear optical crystals and benefit the development of the barium metaborate industry.

Industry analysts said that barium metaborate has excellent performance and is widely used in plastics, coatings, papermaking, flame retardants and other fields. In recent years In recent years, with the advancement of technology in my country, the low-temperature phase barium metaborate market has developed well. At present, my country’s barium metaborate optical crystal research level leads the world. With the expansion of downstream application fields and the development of high-end manufacturing, the barium metaborate market has broad development space.