Oxygen depletion and reoxidation of bismuth molybdates (2∶1; 2∶3) have been studied by means of isothermal thermogravimetry and DTA measurements. From the isothermal curves, Arrhenius energies were obtained between 411 and 683 K. The activation energies for oxygen depletion from Bi2O3·MoO3 were lower than those for Bi2O3·3MoO3. Two kinetically different types of oxygen release were identified for both molybdates. Arrhenius plots were also obtained from reoxidation experiments: Bi2O3·MoO3 was more easily reoxidable than Bi2O3·3MoO3. The substantial closeness of the respective activation energies suggests that depletion and reoxidation follow the same mechanistic steps. Some DTA measurements confirm the existence of at least two types of reoxidation sites for both oxysalts.