The　formation　of　hollow　binary　ZrO2/TiO2　oxide　fibers　using　mixed　precursor　solutions　was　achieved　by　activated　carbon　fibers　templating　technique　combined　with　solvothermal　process.　The　samples　were　characterized　by　scanning　electron　microscopy　(SEM),　transmission　electron　microscopy　(TEM),　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD),　N-2　adsorption,　X-ray　photoelectron　spectroscopy　(XPS),　UV-vis,　and　infrared　(IR)　spectroscopy.　The　binary　oxide　system　shows　the　anatase-type　TiO2　and　tetragonal　phase　of　ZrO2,　and　the　introduction　Of　ZrO2　notably　inhibits　the　growth　of　TiO2　nanocrystallites.　Although　calcined　at　575　degrees　C,　all　hollow　ZrO2/TiO2　fibers　exhibit　higher　surface　areas　(＞　113　m(2)/g)　than　pure　TiO2　hollow　fibers.　The　Pyridine　adsorption　on　ZrO2/TiO2　sample　indicates　the　presence　of　stronger　surface　acid　sites.　Such　properties　bring　about　that　the　binary　oxide　system　possesses　higher　efficiency　and　durable　activity　stability　for　photodegradation　of　gaseous　ethylene　and　trichloromethane　than　P25　TiO2.　In　addition,　the　macroscopic　felt　form　for　the　resulting　materials　is　more　beneficial　for　practical　applications　than　traditional　catalysts　forms.　(C)　2008　Elsevier　Inc.　All　rights　reserved.