PtRu/SnO2/Ccatalystwaspreparedinapolyolprocess,followedbyreductiontreatmentandalkalineetching.X-raydiffraction,transmissionelectronmicroscopewithenergydispersivespectrometerandXrayphotoelectronspectroscopywereusedtocharacterizethemorphology,structureandcompositionofthecatalysts.COandmethanolelectro-oxidationactivitiesofthecatalystswereevaluatedbyCOstrippingvoltammetry,cyclicvoltammetryandchronoamperometrymeasurements.ReductiontreatmentofthepreparedPtRuSnO2/CcatalystinapolyolprocessinducedtheenrichmentofSnonthesurface,inhibitingmethanoldissolutionandCOadsorptiononPt.AlkalineetchingremovedSnorSnOxandthusexposedPtRuonthesurface,resultinginenhancedactivitiesforCOandmethanolelectro-oxidationduetothesynergyeffectsofPtRuonthesurfaceandSnspeciesbeneath.