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.