Mixed oxides, α-Fe 2 O 3 /Bi 2 WO 6 , were prepared using a mechanical mixing procedure by adding to the Bi 2 WO 6 previously obtained by hydrothermal method the corresponding amount of a prepared α-Fe 2 O 3, the latter obtainedby thermal decomposition of Fe(NO 3 ).9H 2 O. The physicochemical surface, structural, morphological characteristics and optical properties of the samples, single and mixed, were determined by BET, XRD, FE-SEM, XPS and UV-Visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectra showed that incorporating a 5%wt. of α-Fe 2 O 3 to the corresponding amount of Bi 2 WO 6 sample broadened the visible light absorption of Bi 2 WO 6 as expected. The photocatalytic activity, of single and mixed catalysts, to degrade a selected dye such as Methyl Orange (MO) as well as the transparent substrate Phenol (Ph)were studied, in aqueous medium (pH ≈ 5.5)under UV and sun-like illumination conditions in the absence and presence of H 2 O 2 . In the present study the use ofaα-Fe 2 O 3 -Bi 2 WO 6 /H 2 O 2 systemdemonstrate much higher photocatalytic efficiency to degrade both MO and Phthan pristineBi 2 WO 6 or α-Fe 2 O 3, single or mixed. Using the system α-Fe 2 O 3 -Bi 2 WO 6 /H 2 O 2 , around 85% ofMO was degraded in 60 min under sun-like illumination whereas 100% was degraded in 60 min under UV-illumination. However, just around 30% of Ph was degraded in 120 min in the α-Fe 2 O 3 -Bi 2 WO 6 /H 2 O 2 system under sun-like illumination whereas around a 95% was degraded in 90 min under UVillumination. Under UV-illumination, the generation of hydroxyl radicals is favorable; whereas under sun-like illumination, only the small fraction of the UV can produces the •OH.Under illumination, the H 2 O 2 could react with photoinduced electrons from the photocatalysts leading to the production of hydroxyl radicals (•OH).