To solve the problem that when silica is deposited on a photocatalyst with large activity by a sol gel process in order to improve resolving efficiency of a harmful substance, silica not being deposited is produced at the same time, thereby making it difficult to control the amount of the silica deposited on the photocatalyst.
In a production method of a silica-carrying photocatalyst, the photocatalyst is suspended or is immersed in an organosilicon compound and an organic solvent. The organic solvent is evaporated by agitating obtained suspension to adsorb the organosilicon compound on a photocatalyst surface. Then the adsorbed organosilicon compound is changed to silicon oxide by adding distilled water thereto and applying photoirradiation and then silicon oxide adsorbed photocatalyst is calcined. The silocon oxide-carrying photocatalyst carries silica particulates obtained by photodeposition and calcination of the organosilicon compound on the photocatalyst particle surface.
SEGAWA MOMOYO
YOSHIDA KAZUAKI