Fabrication of large-diameter tube-like mesoporous TiO2 via homogeneous precipitation and photocatalytic decomposition of papermaking wastewater.

Highlights: [•] Large-diameter tube-like mesoporous TiO2 was synthesized using CTAB and urea. [•] A possible mechanism for the formation of tube-like mesoporous TiO2 was proposed. [•] Tube-like TiO2 was suitable for photodegradation of papermaking wastewater. [•] Tube-like TiO2 showed much higher photocatalytic activities than Degussa P25. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]