Photocatalyst of organic pollutants decomposition: TiO2/glass fiber cloth composites

Herein TiO 2 coated on glass fiber cloth (TiO 2 /glass fiber cloth, TGFC) was synthesised by sol-gel method. We demonstrated the property about TGFC of photocatalytic decomposition of organic pollutants under ultraviolet-visible (UV–vis) light and sunlight. Glass fiber cloth (GFC) was chosen as the support of TiO 2 in order to improve the practical applications for water purification . TGFC-1–6 were characterized by ERSEM, XRD and XPS. Photocatalytic decomposition of crystal violet (CV) was carried out to investigate the photocatalytic activity of TGFC. The efficiency of TGFC-3 was the best. And its photocatalytic decomposition rate of the second to fifth cycle was higher than the first cycle. The photocatalytic decomposition rate of TGFC-3 was 85% under sunlight from 8:00–14:00. We could design and regulate the shape of TGFC and estimate the area, weight and thickness of TiO 2 , more easily than glass fibers. TGFC is suitable for photocatalytic decomposition of organic pollutants in the water, especially to be fixed in sewage treatment pool and reused.