“…Figure a exhibits the spectra of MS, Pd/MS, MS-PAP-20, and Pd/MS-PAP-20. The broad absorption peaks at 3446 and 1084 cm –1 can be attributed to the surface-adsorbed water, −OH, and Si–O–Si stretching vibrations. , For MS-PAP-20 and Pd/MS-PAP-20 samples, the peaks at around 2933, 2858, and 1411 are ascribed to the C–H asymmetric, C–H symmetric, and C–H bending vibrations of −CH 2 groups, respectively, whereas the peak at 695 cm –1 is attributed to the C–H out-of-plane bending vibration of the benzene ring in the PAPTMS units . The band at 1608 cm –1 can be assigned to the N–H deformation vibration, confirming the presence of amine groups. , The loading amount and the thermal stability of the phenylaminopropyl (PAP) organic component are evaluated using TGA under a nitrogen atmosphere.…”