A　low-cost,　time-saving　coupling　method　was　developed　to　prepare　a　novel　BiVO4/TiO2　heterostructure　photocatalyst.　Benzene　was　selected　as　a　target　pollutant　to　evaluate　the　enhanced　heterogenous　photocatalytic　oxidation　process　of　this　photocatalyst.　The　results　clearly　indicated　that　the　addition　of　BiVO4　accelerated　the　degradation　of　benzene,　and　the　optimum　composition　was　recognized　as　BiVO4:　TiO2　with　ratio　of　1:200　(mass　ratio).　Compared　with　TiO2-xNx　(nitrogen-doped　TiO2),　its　efficiency　of　removing　gaseous　benzene　and　producing　CO2　under　visible　light　irradiation　(lambda　＞　450　nm)　was　demonstrated　more　than　3　and　4　times,　respectively.　Such　high　conversion　and　mineralization　ratio　could　be　maintained　for　more　than　50　h.　Applications　were　also　given　for　the　photocatalytic　elimination　of　gaseous　benzene　under　simulated　solar　light　and　UV　light　irradiation.　The　benzene　conversion　reached　92%　and　11%,　corresponding　to　extremely　high　mineralization　ratios　of　about　80%　and　84%,　respectively.　Hence,　this　improved　wide　spectrum　responsive　photocatalyst　would　be　needed,　which　were　of　importance　to　the　potential　application　in　the　photocatalytic　field.　(C)　2011　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.