The invention relates to a visible light catalyst for high-efficiently degrading
organic dye waste water and a preparation method thereof, which belong to the technical field of environment and
energy source. The preparation method is characterized by comprising the steps of mixing
zinc ferrite and
chitosan, cross-linking the mixture through
glutaraldehyde so as to obtain a cross-linked
chitosan /
zinc ferrite compound, growing cuprous
oxide on the surface of the cross-linked
chitosan /
zinc ferrite compound under the low-temperature hydrothermal condition so as to obtain the cuprous
oxide / cross-linked chitosan /
zinc ferrite triplet composite visible light catalyst. By adopting the novel triplet composite visible light catalyst, multiple coordination functionality of the chitosan, the
zinc ferrite and the cuprous
oxide can be played, the composite possibility of an
electron and an
electron hole can be effectively reduced, the apparent band-gap energy of the composite catalyst can be reduced, the spectrum range can be enlarged, the
utilization rate of the visible light can be greatly improved, and the
treatment effect of the waste water can be enhanced; the visible light catalyst is stable in performance, has no residue, has
magnetism and is easily recycled; the waste
water treatment process is simple, the cost can be greatly reduced, and the visible light catalyst and the preparation method thereof are an environment-friendly and high-efficient novel material and a novel method respectively.