Ternary nanostructured CuO/Ti 0.8 Ce 0.2 O 2 catalysts were prepared by a one-step surfactant-assisted method of nanoparticle assembly. The textural and structural properties of the CuO/Ti 0.8 Ce 0.2 O 2 catalysts were characterized by XRD, TGA, BET, XPS and H 2 -TPR. Their catalytic performance for low-temperature CO oxidation was studied by using a catlab system. CuO supported on binary Ti 0.8 Ce 0.2 O 2 support showed higher catalytic activity than CuO supported on single CeO 2 or TiO 2 support. The calcination temperature had a remarkable influence on the catalytic activity of the CuO/Ti 0.8 Ce 0.2 O 2 catalysts. The CuO/Ti 0.8 Ce 0.2 O 2 catalyst calcined at 500°C exhibited the highest catalytic activity with T 50% and T 100% at 82 and 123°C, respectively. According to the XRD, BET and H 2 -TPR analyses, the higher surface areas and more highly dispersed small particle size CuO should be responsible for the high catalytic activity of catalysts.