Mesoporous　graphitic　carbon　with　high　surface　area　(298.2　m2/g)　was　fabricated　at　950°C　using　monodisperse　colloid　SiO2　with　diameter　of　26　nm　as　the　template,　styrene　as　the　carbon　precursor,　and　Ni　as　the　catalyst.　The　obtained　carbon　material　was　characterized　by　powder　X-ray　diffraction,　N2　adsorption,　thermogravimetric　analysis,　and　transmission　electron　microscopy.　The　presence　of　Ni　was　crucial　to　the　formation　of　graphitized　mesoporous　carbon.　The　TiO2/graphitic　carbon　composite　was　prepared　by　loading　TiO2　in　the　mesopores　of　the　graphitic　carbon　via　the　sol-gel　method.　Both　the　surface　area　and　pore　volume　of　the　composite　were　significantly　reduced　in　contrast　to　the　mesoporous　graphitic　carbon.　The　photoactivity　of　TiO2/graphitic　carbon　was　investigated　by　photocatalytic　degradation　aqueous　solutions　of　rhodamine　B　and　phenol.　The　degradation　of　both　rhodamine　B　and　phenol　followed　first-order　reaction　kinetics,　and　the　composite　showed　higher　photoactivity　than　the　pure　anatase　TiO2.　©　2008　Dalian　Institute　of　Chemical　Physics,　the　Chinese　Academy　of　Sciences.