TiO2-x/g-C3N4/CdS ternary heterojunctions are fabricated through thermal polymerization-chemical bath deposition combined with in-situ solid-state chemical reduction approach. The prepared materials are characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectra, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption-desorption, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results show that the ternary heterojunctions are formed successfully and CdS quantum dots (QDs) and TiO2 are anchored on surface of g-C3N4 nanosheets simultaneously. The visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation ratio of Bisphenol A and hydrogen production rate are up to 95% and similar to 254.8 mu mol h(-1), respectively, which are several times higher than that of pristine TiO2. The excellent visible-light-driven photocatalytic activity can be ascribed to the synergistic effect of TiO2-x, g-C3N4 and CdS QDs which extend the photoresponse to visible light region and favor the spatial separation of photogenerated charge carriers. (C) 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.