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The present study aimed at evaluating the application of tungsten oxide-doped zinc oxide nanoparticlesfor the photocatalytic degradation of Direct Blue 15 dye in a sequencing batch reactor. ZnO nanoparticleswere doped with WO3 through hydrothermal synthesis method. To characterize the synthesizednanoparticles scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,atomic force microscopy, zeta potential analysis, and ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy were used. Theradiation source in this study wasfive 6 W UV lamps. Operational parameters affecting the process,namely pH, light intensity, dopant percentage, dye concentration, and contact time, were evaluated. Theresults of the present study revealed that the efficiency of the photocatalytic process for the degradationof organic dyes was higher at acidic pH values than neutral or basic values. In addition, upon increasingthe light intensity from 172 to 505 W/m2, the efficacy of dye degradation was enhanced from 27.8 to73.5%. Increasing the concentration of the dopant percentage from 1 to 5% w/v increased the degradationefficacy from 30.69 to 73.1%. Increasing the initial dye concentration from 20 to 100 mg/L decreased thedegradation efficacy from 86.9 to 37.5%. Photocatalytic process using WO3-doped ZnO nanoparticlesfixedon a glass surface thus was proven to show a good efficiency for the degradation of organic dye in aquaticsolutions.