Sonochemical and visible light induced photochemical and sonophotochemical degradation of dyes catalyzed by recoverable vanadium-containing polyphosphomolybdate immobilized on TiO2 nanoparticles

Na5PV2Mo10O40 supported on nanoporous anatase TiO2 particles, TiO2–PVMo, was used as an efficient photocatalyst for photocatalytic degradation of different dyes by visible light using oxygen as oxidant. This catalyst showed a good catalytic activity in the sonocatalytic and sonophotocatalytic decomposition of different dyes in aqueous solutions. The TiO2–PVMo composite showed higher photocatalytic and sonocatalytic activity than pure polyoxometalate or pure TiO2.