Highly efficient Bi2WO6-TiO2 heterostructure is synthesized by means of a hydrothermal method having highly photoactivity for the degradation of Rhodamine B under sunlike irradiation. From the structural characterization it has been demonstrated that TiO2 is incorporated on the Aurivillius structure. Interesting synergetic effect between TiO2 and Bi2WO6 leads to an improved charge carrier separation mechanism, causing the excellent photocatalytic performance under sunlike irradiation. The photocatalytic performance of Bi2WO6 and Bi2WO6-TiO2 was compared under different irradiation conditions and using increasing Rhodamine B concentration up to 25 ppm. After the photocatalytic analysis of both systems, the mineralization efficiency of the heterostructure appears significantly higher with respect to Bi2WO6. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.