The invention discloses an application of nano
titanium dioxide in degradation of volatile
phthalic acid ester in air, which comprises the following steps: placing nano
titanium dioxide in the air containing volatile
phthalic acid ester, and carrying out adsorption and
degradation reaction under the condition that the
relative humidity of the air is 1-40%, a degradation product formed after the reaction is completed is removed through illumination treatment mineralization, and the nano
titanium dioxide is recycled. The nano
titanium dioxide is simple to synthesize, low in cost, capable of being synthesized in a large scale and recycled, and capable of adsorbing and hydrolyzing volatile
phthalate in air and avoiding secondary release of pollutants, and meanwhile, degradation products of the
phthalate occupy active sites on the surface of the
titanium dioxide, so that the photocatalytic activity of the nano
titanium dioxide is improved, and the service life of the nano titanium dioxide is prolonged.
Titanium dioxide is used as one of typical
semiconductor materials, and pollutants can be mineralized through illumination to recover active sites, so that the titanium dioxide can be recycled.