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However, the weak interaction force between particles of MgO generated by thermal decomposition leads to the insufficient strength and poor adhesion ability of the fireproof layer. The fireproof layer was easily damaged and detached in this study, resulting in the low flame-retardant efficiency of MH. In this work, polycarbosilane (PCS) and divinyl benzene (DVB) were used to modify MH, and EVA\/MH\/PCS\/DVB composites were made via melt blending. The flame-retardant properties of EVA\/MH\/PCS\/DVB were evaluated using the limiting oxygen index (LOI), vertical combustion (UL-94), and a cone calorimeter (CONE). The thermal stability of the composites and flame retardants was analyzed using a thermogravimetric analyzer. The char layer structure was observed and analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), respectively. The results indicate that the LOI of the EVA\/MH\/PCS\/DVB with 50 wt.% flame retardants in total was as high as 65.1, which increased by 160% in comparison with EVA\/MH. Furthermore, the total smoke production (TSP) of the EVA\/MH\/PCS\/DVB composite decreased by 22.7% compared to EVA\/MH\/PCS; the thermal stability of the MH\/PCS\/DVB and EVA\/MH\/PCS\/DVB improved to some extent; and the compact residual char after the combustion of EVA\/MH\/PCS\/DVB had fewer cracks due to the adhesive effect induced by PCS\/DVB.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/polym15224440","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,17]],"date-time":"2023-11-17T09:23:43Z","timestamp":1700213023000},"page":"4440","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":12,"title":["Polycarbosilane\/Divinylbenzene-Modified Magnesium Hydroxide to Enhance the Flame Retardancy of Ethylene\u2013Vinyl Acetate Copolymer"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-2739-8197","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Siyuan","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150040, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6991-6362","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chunfeng","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150040, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Guodong","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150040, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4298-1671","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yongliang","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150040, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4990-2211","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Zhidong","family":"Han","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150040, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Engineering Dielectrics and Its Application, Ministry of Education, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,11,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"218","DOI":"10.1179\/1743289815Y.0000000017","article-title":"Investigations of environmental stress cracking resistance of LDPE\/UHMWPE and LDPE\/EVA blends","volume":"44","author":"Heng","year":"2015","journal-title":"Plast. 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