TiO 2 supported on SiO 2 surface is effective on the recovery of photocatalyst, morphological control, and coating on the substrate. Furthermore, it shows much higher photocatalytic activity than pure TiO 2 . The silica support is quite influential on the surface properties of TiO 2 supported on SiO 2 . The enhanced photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 -SiO 2 could be explained by the effects of surface area, adsorption, band-gap energy and local structure. However, it is difficult to say which one is the most important factor responsible for the photocatalytic property of TiO 2 -SiO 2 . For example, the reduction of particle size could effect on both of the surface area and band-gap energy. And, Ti-O-Si bonds could modify the band-gap energy and local structure. Therefore, the photocatalytic properties of TiO 2 -SiO 2 should be expressed by sum of many factors such as surface area, adsorption, band-gap energy and local structure.