This is a water-soluble chelated organic titanate, whose biggest feature is water miscibility and hydrolysis resistance, distinguishing it from ordinary titanates. Suitable for aqueous systems, used as a crosslinking curing agent and adhesion promoter for water-based coatings, water-based alkyd resins, and enamel wire paints; improves the salt-spray resistance, boiling-water resistance, and anti-yellowing performance of coatings; can also be used as a crosslinking agent for oilfield fracturing-fluid guar gum, an esterification-reaction catalyst, and an inorganic-filler surface modifier. Soluble in water and alcohol solvents; avoid long-term storage in strong-acid/strong-alkali environments. Similar to DuPont Tyzor TE and UK TILCOM-TET, it is an effective crosslinking agent that can react with various polymers such as cellulose, starch, and guar gum to form strong gels through crosslinking; through a similar mechanism, the product can also act as an adhesion promoter for functionalized surfaces.
1. In inks, paints, and coatings: ZR-TE crosslinks polymers and binders in water-based coatings (such as latex, acrylic paints, and printing inks). Advantages include crosslinking, adhesion promotion, and rheology control, and pigment surface modification can also be achieved.
2. As a reaction catalyst: ZR-TE is an effective catalyst for esterification, transesterification, condensation, and addition reactions. It features a mild reaction rate, high yield, easy handling, low toxicity, and low catalyst concentration.
3. In thixotropic paints: ZR-TE is an efficient crosslinking agent that can react with carboxyl-containing emulsions, usually used in high-viscosity thixotropic coatings.
4. In oilfield fracturing fluids: ZR-TE is an effective crosslinking agent for the dispersion of guar gum and its derivatives, forming high-viscosity hydrogels used in oilfield fracturing applications.
Dosage: This product is typically used as a crosslinking agent in paints or water-based coatings, at 0.5–5%. It can also participate as a catalyst in the esterification of carboxylic acids and aliphatic alcohols, at 0.1–0.5%.