The adsorption and desorption of some vapors and gases (water, hydrogen, dinitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, oxygen) on Ru film has been investigated at 305 K using a Tiau-Calvet microealorimeter. The initial heat of adsorption, the irreversible coverage and the temperature of maximum desorption rate indicate the following binding energy order: 1-12 > N20 > H20 > CO > 02. The amount of photoadsorption (for H20, N:O, HE) and photodesorption (for CO and 02) has also been determined by recording the pressure changes induced by UV irradiation of the Ru film.Keywords: Adsorption, photoadsorption, ruthenium film Ruthenium and its alloys are widely used in catalysis and an extensive literature is dedicated to this subject [1][2][3].The adsorption properties of ruthenium have been extensively studied [4,5] by electron spectroscopy techniques, but relatively few studies concerning the energetics of the interaction of small molecules with Ru surface have been published till now. Thermal methods of surface analysis such as adsorption microcalorimetry [6], TPD (temperature programmed desorption) and EGA (evolved gas analysis) [7] may provide useful information about adsorption-desorption equilibrium and the energy bonds of the adsorbed species. Furthermore the photochemistry at adsorbate/metal interface seems to undergo recent interesting developments [8].