DistributionofmetalsonPd-SnO2/D3520catalystsandstateofthecatalystswerestudiedwithSEM,XRD.TheinteractionbetweenmetalsandsupportorbetweenPdandSnorPbwerestudiedbyIR,XPS.Inaddition,therelationshipoftheactivityforcatalytichydrogenationoftheolefinsandouterlayervalenceelectrondensityofPdwasdiscussed.Theresultsshowedthatthesecatalystshadsuitablesurfacestate,themetalswereuniformlydispersedonthesurfacelayerofthesupport.Therewerenotobviousinteractionbetweenthemetalsandthesupport.TherewasstronginteractionbetweenPdandSn(orPb)inthecatalysts.ThecatalyticactivityforhydrogenationwasrelatedtoouterlayervalenceelectrondensityofPd.