TiO_ 2 photocatalyst can degrade organic pollutant in waste water efficiently. Metal ion-doped TiO_ 2 nanoparticles are prepared with different doping amount by sol-gel method. The prepared sample are evaluated by the photo-catalytic oxidation degradation experiment of methyl orange. The experiment results indicate that the photo-catalytic activities of Cr~(3+)-doped TiO_ 2 are photoactive than bare TiO_ 2, and that in the Cr~(3+)-doped TiO_ 2 system, 1.0% is optimal amount of doping. Furthermore, it is studied that the degradation rate of methyl orange can reach 92% in UV light of 4 hours and 85% in visible light of 6 hours.It can be expected that M~(n+)- TiO_ 2 photocatalyst is widely applied to the degradation of organic pollutant in waste water treatment.