Abstract:
TiO
2 nanoparticles were hydrothermally synthesized at 160℃ for 4h using tetrabutyl titanate and diethanolamine. TiO
2-diatomite composites were prepared by coating TiO
2 sol on diatomite at pH value of ca. 2. TiO
2 and its composites were investigated by transmission electron microscope(TEM), scanning electron microscope(SEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry(DSC). TiO
2 was anatase-type, near square and dispersive in the size of about 15nm. TiO
2 was mounted uniformly with TiO
2/diatomite mass ratio of 1:10 on the diatomite with strong bonds. TiO
2-diatomite composites owned good photocatalytic performance to decolorize methyl orange. 10ml of 20mg/L aqueous methyl orange was decolorized by 100mg TiO
2-diatomite composites in 3h under UV light irradiation.