We have shown that additions of Pt(Pd) and Cs + to WO 3 significantly increase its specific surface area and catalytic activity in H 2 oxidation. After reduction, the promoted specimens contain the phases WO 3 , WO 2.9 , H x WO 3 ; and in the case of Cs + additions, Cs x WO 3 . According to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the Pt and Pd have an oxidation state close to 0, while tungsten has a +5 oxidation state. The W:O ratio indicates the content of oxygen vacancies in the surface layer. The data are explained taking into account hydrogen spillover from Pt(Pd) to the support.Key words: oxidation of H 2 , tungsten oxides, hydrogen spillover, X-ray photon electron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray phase analysis.We know that some transition metal oxides, such as MoO 3 , when partially reduced significantly increase their specific surface area and catalytic activity in incomplete oxidation reactions [1] and isomerization of hydrocarbons [2, 3], which is explained by formation of unstable hydrogen-containing oxide bronzes on their surface and also compounds containing the metal in different valence states [1][2][3]. In a number of cases, in order to obtain a composite oxide catalyst with an extended surface and high catalytic activity, Pt additives (up to 0.1 mass %) are used with reduction of MoO 3 by hydrogen [2][3][4][5]. We observed an increase in specific surface area and catalytic activity in oxidation of H 2 and CO [6] also when specimens of MoO 3 and WO 3 , promoted by small amounts of Cs + , were reduced. This paper is devoted to a study of the combined effect of modifiers, specifically platinum (or palladium) and Cs + , on the catalytic activity of WO 3 when they are introduced at the same time, which is certainly of interest for development of new catalytic systems.We used the impregnation method to prepare catalysts based on tungsten trioxide promoted by small amounts of Pt(Pd) and Cs + . Tungsten trioxide (Reakhim, special-purity, 99.9999 mass %) was impregnated with aqueous solutions of H 2 PtCl 6 or PdCl 2 , calculated on the basis of 0.1 mass % and 0.5 mass % metal in the specimen, and then were dried at 393 K and reduced by hydrogen for 1 h at 673 K. When Pt(Pd) and Cs + were introduced in combination, the components were sequentially applied: specimens containing Pt(Pd) were impregnated with a CsIO 3 solution, calculated on the basis of 0.05 mass % Cs + in the oxide, and were reduced by hydrogen at a temperature of 673 K for 1 h. According to data obtained by temperature programmed desorption with mass spectrometric analysis of the desorbed species (Selmi MX7304 mass spectrometer), the specimens of the catalysts obtained after reduction by hydrogen did not contain even trace amounts of iodine. In order to compare the synthesized catalysts with standard catalysts, we prepared Pt(Pd)/γ-Al 2 O 3 specimens with a low specific surface area (S sp = 3.6 m 2 /g) and a metal content of 0.1 mass % and 0.5 mass %. Hydrogen reduction of these catalysts was carried out under the same conditions as for the speci...