While there have been reports of sulfur-based pre-polymer resins for delayed curing or chemically induced curing, 10 this concept has not been explored on the simplest sulfur-DCPD system. Additionally, the coating was demonstrated to be resistant to solvent and acid, and useful in the removal of mercury from mixtures of water and hydrocarbons-a new application for this polymer system. The method of synthesis is also safer than other previous protocols which can result in runaway reactions. Given how the development of inverse vulcanisation, has renewed the interest in polymers made from sulfur, this is an important finding.