Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) as hard templates for preparing mesoporous zeolite Y assemblies with high catalytic activity

Abstract

Faujasite (FAU) Y zeolite assemblies with high mesoporosity (<italic>S</italic>_ext = 347 m² g⁻¹ and <italic>V</italic>_meso = 0.52 cm³ g⁻¹) were synthesised using sustainable and economic cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) <italic>via</italic> a template-directed synthesis method.