CoPc(COOH)[Formula: see text]-TiO[Formula: see text] nanocomposites to be used as efficient visible light photocatalysts were obtained by modifying TiO2 nanoparticles with cobalt(II) tetracarboxyphthalocyanine (CoPc(COOH)[Formula: see text]). The photocatalyst was then characterized by ultra-violet diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-DRS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The UV-DRS spectra showed that the absorbance spectrum of the modified catalyst was shifted to the visible region. Different textile dye solutions of Reactive Red 180, Acid Red 88 and Direct Orange 46 were efficiently degraded under visible light. Color removal rates were established to be 30%, 53% and 47% after 180 min for RR180, AR88 and DO46 dyes, respectively. The optimum catalyst concentration was determined to be 1 g/L of CoPc(COOH)[Formula: see text]-TiO[Formula: see text]. Development of the CoPc(COOH)[Formula: see text]-TiO[Formula: see text] nanocomposite photocatalyst enabled the utilization of visible light irradiation for efficient photodegradation of organic textile dye solutions.
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