In copper electrolytic refining,high quality cathode copper can be produced by adding WHN1 together with suitable amount of gelatin and sulfocarbamide.
Heavy metal free glass enamels for toughening and heat strengthening. Borosilicate frit with added metaloxide pigments. All standard colors are intermixable.
Compounds of boron feature in washing powders and cleaning products (" borax" ), antiseptics and water softeners, and also as additives in fibreglass, but such roles are humdrum.
Since we know how these functional groups function, we (and by we I mean the human race) can add to or modify or remove and join them together in predictable ways.