Potassium tetraborate tetrahydrate is a hydrated tetraborate salt of potassium. Its crystal structure has been examined. Its crystals belong to the orthorhombic crystal system with space group P212121. Aqueous solution of potassium tetraborate tetrahydrate on evaporation affords single crystals.用于制消毒剂,也可作酪蛋白溶剂、抗磨添加剂以及焊接助熔剂的成分等。是化学分析中最适合的酸碱滴定用标准物质 Potassium tetraborate tetrahydrate (K2B4O7.4H2O) may be employed in the preparation of puffed and dense forms of anhydrous potassium tetraborate (purity = 99.5%, bulk density = 0.4 and 0.7gcm-3). It may be used for the preparation of saturated K2B4O7 solution required for the quantification of polyamines in various biological samples by HPLC.