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Preparation of pure elemental boron presents certain difficulties. The conditions necessary for its preparation must be carefully main tained because boron reacts strongly with many substances at high temperatures required for reduction of its compounds. Any by-products formed during the reduction are difficult to separate.
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Zhigach, A.F., Stasinevich, D.C. (1977). Methods of Preparation of Amorphous Boron. In: Matkovich, V.I. (eds) Boron and Refractory Borides. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66620-9_13
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