The invention relates to a recoverable TiO2-SiO2 composite aero-gel photo-catalyst as well as the preparation method thereof. The invention is characterized in that the
sol-
gel method is firstly utilized for respectively preparing TiO2
sol and SiO2
sol, then the two are mixed according to a certain proportion to obtain a mixed sol, and then TiO2-SiO2 composite alcogel is obtained through
polycondensation reaction; the TiO2-SiO2 composite alcogel is used for preparing TiO2-SiO2 composite aero-gel after
drying, and the composite
aerogel is used for obtaining composite aero-gel aggregates after baking for 6 to 8 hours. The pore size of the obtained composite aero-gel aggregates is distributed between 2.5 nm to 10 nm, and the particle
diameter is distributed between 10 nm to 15 nm, while the particle
diameter of the aggregates is distributed between 0.1 mm and 0.3 mm. Compared with the prior art, the TiO2-SiO2 composite aero-gel photo-catalyst has the advantages that the prepared TiO2-SiO2 composite aero-gel has large specific surface area, high
porosity, uniform
pore distribution, etc., wherein, TiO2 is in the
anatase crystal form. Compared with the TiO2 nanometer
powder absorbent, the
photo catalytic activity of the TiO2-SiO2 composite aero-gel is higher, the
photo catalytic efficiency is better, and the regeneration and the reuse of the composite aero-gel are convenient as the particles of the aero-gel aggregates are larger, thereby the recoverable TiO2-SiO2 composite aero-gel photo-catalyst is widely applicable to the treatment of a great amount of
wastewater.