摘要： Gold-loaded titanium dioxide (Au-loaded TiO2) was synthesized by the flame spray pyrolysis method for using as photocatalyst. The synthesized Au-loaded TiO2 photocatalyst was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The photocatalytic degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye solution over synthesized Au-loaded TiO2 was studied. The concentration of RhB was determined by UV–Vis spectrophotometry. For the photocatalytic activity, it was found that Au(1.00 mol%)-loaded TiO2 was a better photocatalyst than others under the same reaction conditions. The optimal conditions for photocatalytic degradation of RhB were found to be 0.6 g/L of photocatalyst concentration under UV light irradiation (UV–C 254 nm). The highest kinetic rate constant of photocatalyst was 0.0057 min?1 at the optimum conditions and the mechanism of the photocatalytic process had also been discussed.