Three-dimensionally　ordered　macroporous　(3DOM)　InVO4-BiVO4　(InBi-3D)　and　its　supported　noble　metal　M　nanoparticles　(xM/InBi-3D;　x　=　0.08-0.13　wt%;　M　=　Au,　Ag,　Pd,　Pt)　were　prepared　using　the　polymethyl　methacrylate-templating　and　polyvinyl　alcohol-　or　polyvinyl　pyrrolidone-assisted　reduction　methods,　respectively.　Physical　properties　of　the　materials　were　characterized　by　a　number　of　analytical　techniques.　Photocatalytic　activities　of　the　xM/InBi-3D　samples　were　evaluated　for　the　degradation　of　rhodamine　B　(RhB),　methylene　blue　(MB),　and　their　mixture.　It　is　found　that　the　as-fabricated　samples　possessed　a　surface　area　of　17-30m(2)/g,　a　M　particle　size　of　2.5-3.8　nm,　and　a　bandgap　energy　of　150-2.56　eV.　The　xM/InBi-3D　photocatalysts　showed　high　activities　for　the　degradation　of　RhB,　MB,　and　RhB　+　MB　in　the　presence　of　a　small　amount　of　H2O2　under　visible-light　irradiation,　among　which　complete　degradation　of　RhB,　MB,　and　RhB　+　MB　was　achieved　within　50,　90,　and　120　mm　over　0.08　wt%　Au/InBi-3D,　respectively.　The　degradation　of　MB　and　RhB　fellow　the　zero-　and　first-order　reaction　mechanisms　with　respect　to　dye　concentration,　respectively.　It　is　concluded　that　the　high　photocatalytic　efficiency　of　the　Au-loaded　sample　in　the　removal　of　organic　dyes　was　associated　with　its　high　surface　area,　high-quality　3DOM　hierarchical　architecture,　InVO4-BiVO4　composite,　and　high　dispersion　of　gold　nanoparticles.　(C)　2014　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.