Synthesis of Fe3O4@SiO2@Ption–TiO2 hybrid composites with high efficient UV–visible light photoactivity

Platinum ion doped magnetic TiO 2 (Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 @Pt ion –TiO 2 ) hybrid microspheres with uniform magnetic cores were synthesized and characterized in this work. The results indicate that the photoactivity of Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 @Pt ion –TiO 2 is much higher than Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 @TiO 2 for the decolorization of acid orange 20 under UV–visible light irradiation. The trend for the final degradation ratio with Fe 3 O 4 @SiO 2 @Pt ion –TiO 2 is quite small, even after seven repetitive experiments. These data indicate that the magnetic microspheres possess the potential to be effective and stable catalysts. The results demonstrate that the Pt ion doped magnetic catalyst meets the needs for both immobilization and high photoactivity.