▁ret arding ▁add it ives ▁to ▁pl ast ics ▁and ▁rub ber ▁articles . ▁ ▁Bor ic ▁acid ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁orth ob or ic ▁acid ) ▁H 3 BO 3 ▁is ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁text ile ▁fi berg lass ▁and ▁flat ▁panel ▁displays ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁P V Ac - ▁and ▁P V OH - based ▁ad hes ives . ▁ ▁Tri eth yl bor ane ▁is ▁a ▁subst ance ▁which ▁ign ites ▁the ▁J P - 7 ▁fuel ▁of ▁the ▁Pr att ▁& ▁Whit ney ▁J 5 8 ▁tur bo jet / ram jet ▁engines ▁power ing ▁the ▁Lock he ed ▁SR - 7 1 ▁Black bird . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁ign ite ▁the ▁F - 1 ▁Eng ines ▁on ▁the ▁Sat urn ▁V ▁Ro cket ▁util ized ▁by ▁NASA ' s ▁Apol lo ▁and ▁Sk yl ab ▁programs ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Today ▁Space X ▁uses ▁it ▁to ▁ign ite ▁the ▁engines ▁on ▁their ▁Fal con ▁ 9 ▁ro cket . ▁Tri eth yl bor ane ▁is ▁suitable ▁for ▁this ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁py roph or ic ▁properties , ▁especially ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁it ▁burn s ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁temperature . ▁Tri eth yl bor ane ▁is ▁an ▁industrial ▁initi ator ▁in ▁radical ▁re actions , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁effective ▁even ▁at ▁low ▁temper atures . ▁ ▁Bor ates ▁are ▁used ▁as ▁environment ally ▁ben ign ▁wood ▁pres erv atives . ▁ ▁Ph arma ce