Thermoreversible cross-linking of ethylene/propylene copolymer rubbers

A functional olefin comonomer containing furan group was designed and implemented in ethylene/propylene copolymerization catalyzed by a traditional Ziegler–Natta catalyst; thus, controllable design of EP rubber with thermoreversible cross-linking capability was realized in a facile way, making the recycle of synthetic rubber more feasible.