The invention relates to a photocatalyst for removing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) contained in 
fresh air which is inhaled into indoor by a 
fresh air system. A 
hydrothermal synthesis method is used for preparing a TiO2 material with a mesoporous structure and a high photocatalytic activity, and a photocatalyst prepared by the method has the mesoporous structure and high 
photocatalysis efficiency for removing 
formaldehyde. The invention is characterized in that a preparation method comprises the following steps: a certain amount of 
titanium alkoxide is dissolved into absolute ethyl 
alcohol, and a solution A is prepared; a template whose 
mass percentage is 15-35% and a chelating agent whose 
mass percentage is 10-25% (the 
mass percentages are calculated based on the 
titanium alkoxide raw material) are dissolved into deionized water, and a solution B is prepared; the solution A and the solution B are mixed in order to prepare suspension liquid; the suspension liquid is transferred to a 
crystallization reaction vessel whose inner liner is made from 
polytetrafluoroethylene, a reaction is carried out at 150-220 DEG C for 6-24 hours, the reaction vessel is cooled to a 
room temperature, 
centrifugation is carried out for reaction products in order to obtain 
precipitation, deionized water and absolute ethyl 
alcohol are used for cleaning for 5-10 times, pumping 
filtration is carried out in order to obtain a sample, and the sample is dried in a baking oven at 100-120 DEG C for 12-24 hours in order to obtain 
powder; the 
powder is placed in a 
muffle furnace, the 
muffle furnace is heated at a speed of 1-5 DEG C / min to 450-650 DEG C, 
calcination is carried out for 3-5 hours, and the TiO2 photocatalyst with the mesoporous structure is obtained.