Synthesis of Nano-Sil1/TiO2NTs Composite photocatalyst

In this work, we report the preparation of a ZSM-5/TiO2NTs composite obtained using an innovative synthesis approach in which nanocrystals of Silicalite-1 zeolite were growth directly on TiO2 nanotubes1 by modified Steam Assisted Crystallisation (SAC)2, leading to the incorporation of the zeolite inside the titania nanotube’s structure. The resulting material was denoted as nano-Sil1/TiO2NTs. The synthesized material represents a promising new heterogeneous catalyst in which selectivity can be modulated by modifying the properties of the nanozeolite confined in a well-ordered structure having a controlled geometry, like titania nanotubes.