An inorganic metal salt, copper sulfate (CuSO4), was mechanically mixed with acrylate rubber (AR) and heat pressed to prepare a novel crosslinkable AR/CuSO4 composite. The coordination reaction between the ester lateral groups and the copper (II) ions was carried out at elevated temperatures. A straightforward method of vulcanizing AR was explored via the introduction of in situ coordination crosslinking.
- Haiyan Mou
- Pengfei Xue
- Xiaowei Fu
