The present invention discloses a synthesis method of an attapulgite composite photocatalyst. Firstly the attapulgite is stirred, ultrasonic treated and steam-cooked in deionized water to obtain an ultrafine attapulgite suspension; secondly a
hydrochloric acid with the pH value from 1 to 3 dissolves SnCl2, and the ultrafine attapulgite is added into the solution, then NH3 {
question mark} H2O is used to adjust the pH value to be 4 to 7, which makes Sn2+ gradually hydrolyze until forming a
colloid, which is dried and calcined to remove the organic matters and
crystal water to obtain a catalytic material of Att-SnO2; finally the Att-SnO2, in which nSnO2 / nTiO2 is 1 / 1-3, is added into the mixture solution of tetrabutyl
titanate and
ethanol, the cubage proportion of which is 1:2-4, and an
ethanol solution with 1 percent to 5 percent of weight proportion of the deionized water is added to make the tetrabutyl
titanate gradually hydrolyze until forming the
colloid, which is calcined to obtain the attapulgite photocatalyst of Att-SnO2-TiO2. The attapulgite composite photocatalyst of the present invention has a good
photodegradation effect as well as has the absorbability and dispersibility, and with convenient operation and low cost.