Byusingthebimodalmesoporoussilica(BMMS)asthecarrierandbutyltitanateasthetitaniumsource,theTiO2/BMMScatalystwasprepared.ThesampleswerecharacterizedbyXRD,XRF,N2adsorptionanddesorption,FTIR,UVvis,SEM,EDS,andTEMtechniques.ThetestresultsshowedthatTiO2wasamorphous,theTiO2/BMMScatalysthadanorderedbimodalmesoporousstructure,andthechemicalinteractionexistedbetweenBMMSandTiO2.SincetheTiO2/BMMShadalowerbandgap,itsphotocatalyticactivitywasbetterthanTiO2.UnderUVirradiationaone-potPODSsystemwassetup,usingTiO2/BMMSasthecatalyst,H2O2astheoxidant,andmethanolasthesolvent.TheTiO2/BMMScatalystshowedbetterphotocatalyticactivitythanthemono-modalmesoporousTiO2/SBA-15catalyst,andthedesulfurizationrateofdibenzothiophene(DBT)overTiO2/BMMScatalystcouldreach99.2%.TheTiO2/BMMScatalystalsohadsogoodstabilitythatthedesulfurizationrateofDBTdidnotdropapparentlyafter8cyclesofreusing,andcouldstillbecloseto90%.
