FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Boric acid is used as a fireproofing agent for wood, as a preservative, and as an antiseptic. It is used in the manufacture of glass, pottery, enamels, glazes, cosmetics, cements, porcelain, leather, carpets, hats, soaps, artificial gems, and in tanning, printing, dyeing, painting, and photography.

Detailed explanation-2: -Boric Acid is a monobasic Lewis acid with the chemical formula H3BO3. It is an acid-containing compounds of boron, oxygen, and hydrogen. Boric acid is also known as acidum boricum, hydrogen borate, boracic acid, and orthoboric acid. It is a weak acid and has antiviral, antifungal, and antiseptic properties.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is found as a constituent of many naturally occurring minerals such as borax, boracite, ulexite and colemanite. Its salts are found in seawater. It is also found in all fruits and many plants. Wilhelm Homberg first prepared boric acid crystals in 1702.

Detailed explanation-4: -Raw Rice Preservative Weird’s Boric acid or H₃BO₃ is used in the rice as a preservative and to keep rice grains away from insects, worms etc. Usually, 100 gms of boric acid is mixed with 20 or 25 kg of rice. So, for 50 kgs of rice, 200 gms of boric acid powder should be sufficient.