Tyzor® LA

Tyzor® LA by Dorf Ketal acts as a crosslinking agent, catalyst and adhesion promoter. It is a hydrolytically stable, water-based titanium chelate with lactic acid (ammonium salt) as the chelating agent. It is a clear to slightly hazy, colorless to light yellow liquid with approximately 50 % active content. It remains stable in water at pH 7 - 8 even in the presence of possible reactants. It improves adhesion, increases surface hardness, enhances heat and light reflectivity. It improves corrosion resistance and scratch resistance. It is an effective catalyst for esterification, transesterification, condensation and addition reactions. It is especially well-suited to direct esterification processes due to its excellent compatibility with the water byproduct. Its benefits include moderate reaction rates, high yield, easy work-up, low toxicity and low catalyst concentration. Tyzor® LA is used in water-borne paints.