Aqueous-Phase Cellulose Hydrolysis over Zeolite HY Nanocrystals Grafted on Anatase Titania Nanofibers

Acid-catalyzed aqueous-phase hydrolysis of cellulose was investigated over zeolite HY nanocrystals grafted on anantase titania nanofibres (HY-TiO2). H-exchanged NaY zeolite nanocrystals of controlled size (40–60 nm) were synthesized and deposited over TiO2 nanofibres prepared by hydrothermal treatment of anatase nanoparticles. The resulting materials were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, NH3-TPD and FT-IR, and evidenced a homogeneous distribution...