Methods of making and recycling rubber bodies bonded with a thermo-reversible, crosslinkable elastomer

A method for adhering a first surface of a first product to a second surface of a second product using a thermo-reversible, crosslinkable elastomer comprising the steps of:

• applying the thermo-reversible, crosslinkable elastomer to the first surface of the first product;
• applying the thermo-reversible, crosslinkable elastomer to the second surface of the second product;
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• adhering the first surface of the first product to the second surface of the second product to form a bonded product;
• wherein the thermo-reversible, crosslinking elastomer capable of reversibly causing dissociation and formation of a crosslinked structure by temperature change in which a hydrogen bond reaction between nitrogen-containing heterocycles is utilized for crosslinking is used as an adhesive.