Improvement of Slip Resistance of Rubber Sole by Halogenation

modification is made use of to improve slip resistance property of the soling material. In this study slip resistance in terms of co-efficient of friction (COF) of untreated and treated soles were measured by a slip resistance tester ( Model : SATRA STM 603). The results showed that chlorination treatment made on thermo plastic styrene-butadiene-styrene rubber sole with 0.5 % wt TCI produces a noticeable increase in co-efficient of friction values due to increase its surface energy, polarity and surface roughness on the rubber surface.