Editing Boron hydride clusters (section)

==Applications==
Some cobalt derivatives of carboranes have been commercialized for sequestering [[Caesium-137|{{chem2|^{137}Cs}}]] from [[radioactive waste]].<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1021/es503667j|title=Electrodriven Selective Transport of Cs+ Using Chlorinated Cobalt Dicarbollide in Polymer Inclusion Membrane: A Novel Approach for Cesium Removal from Simulated Nuclear Waste Solution|year=2014|last1=Chaudhury|first1=Sanhita|last2=Bhattacharyya|first2=Arunasis|last3=Goswami|first3=Asok|journal=Environmental Science & Technology|volume=48|issue=21|pages=12994–13000|pmid=25299942|bibcode=2014EnST...4812994C}}</ref>

Boranes have a high [[specific energy]] of combustion compared to [[hydrocarbon]]s, making them potentially attractive as fuels or igniters. Intense research was carried out in the 1950s into their use as [[Zip fuel|jet fuel additives]], but the effort did not lead to practical results.

===Aspirational uses===
Because {{chem2|^{10}B}} has a very high [[neutron-capture cross section]], boron-hydride derivatives have often been investigated for applications in [[Neutron capture therapy of cancer]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sauerwein |first1=Wolfgang |last2=Wittig |first2=Andrea |last3=Moss |first3=Raymond |last4=Nakagawa |first4=Yoshinobu |title=Neutron Capture Therapy |date=2012 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=978-3-642-31333-2|doi=10.1007/978-3-642-31334-9}}</ref>
:{{chem2|^{10}B + ^{1}n → (^{11}B\*) → ^{4}He + ^{7}Li + γ}} (2.4 Mev)