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Abstract A series of RuO2-Fe2O3 catalysts varied in RuO2 loading were prepared by sol-gel method and used for selective catalytic oxidation of ammonia to nitrogen. The results indicated that all the RuO2-Fe2O3 catalysts showed an excellent low-temperature catalytic activity and the RuO2 loading played a key role in catalytic activity of ammonia oxidation. Moreover, the characterizations of BET, XRD, H2-TPR and DRIFTS were employed to investigate the relation between the physicochemical property of catalysts and catalytic activity. The research results elucidated that the introduction of RuO2 increased the surface area. The synergistic effect between RuO2 and Fe2O3 enhanced the redox property and the catalytic activity of ammonia oxidation. Meanwhile, the RuO2 loading gave the significant effect on surface acidity of catalysts. Lewis acid sites were predominant on the catalyst surface.