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Boron trioxide can be heated with carbon to produce boron carbide and carbon monoxide. The hard boron carbide particles are used to grinding applications.

W. Büchner, R. Schliebs, G. Winter, K.H. Büchel, Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, VCH, 1989

2
B2O3
  +  
7
C
         
B4C
  +  
6
CO
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Boron trioxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carbon     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Boron carbide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carbon monoxide     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
Industrial Process: Inorganic

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