CONTENTS
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Hydroformylation, a success story of homogeneous catalysis W. A. Herrmann	7
What markets today and tomorrow for synthesis gas ? P.-R. Bauquis	9
Syngas Chemistry - A link between oil refining and petrochemistry H.-J. Derdulla, C. Gueguen	23
Low cost production of hydrogen, carbon monoxide and synthesis gas S. Michel	31
Shell Gasification Process - the most advanced process for converting refinery residues into hydrogen, oxo-gas and power S. Fritsch, J. Wolff	43
Synthesis gas by direct oxidation of methane in a catalytic heat-exchange reactor U. Friedle, J. Schicks, G. Veser	53
Synthesis of methanol T. Fitzpatrick	61
A new generation of methanol synthesis catalyst N. Ringer	63
Ca-promoted Pd/SiO2 Catalysts for the synthesis of methanol from synthesis gas: The migration of the promoter A. F. Gusovius, R. Prins	73
Advances in the cobalt catalyzed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis P. J. van Berge, S. Barradas, J. van de Loosdrecht, J. L. Visagie	81
Probing the minimum required ensemble size in the ruthenium catalysed Fischer-Tropsch synthesis M. Claeys, M. Hearshaw-Timme, J. R. Moss, E. van Steen	95
Study of the activation of supported cobalt catalyst for  Fischer-Tropsch synthesis M. Roy, M.-C. Marion, J. Lynch, O. Ducreux, F. Hugues	103

Examination of nitrogen diluted syn-gas feeds for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: microreactor and in situ powder X-ray diffraction study R. P. K. Wells, P. J. Collier, M. Johns, G. J. Hutchings	111
Status and future aspects of industrial hydroformylation G. Protzmann, K.-D. Wiese	119
Olefine hydroformylation using classical homogeneous rhodium catalysts F. A. Kirk	131
Hydroformylation research at BASF R. Paciello	137
Hydroformylation of higher alkenes: Two-phase catalysis  or Ligand immobilization? J. N. H. Reek, Albertus, J. Sandee, M. Schreuder Goedheijt, P. C. J. Kamer, P. W. N. M. van Leeuwen	145
Water-soluble catalysts for hydroformylation of higher a -olefins S. Bischoff, M. Kant	157
Homogeneous catalytic carbonylation in supercritical carbon dioxide W. Leitner	165

POSTERSESSION
 

Some refuting evidence for the alkenyl mechanism as the main reaction pathway for chain growth in the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis S. B. Ndlovu, N. S. Phala, M. Hearshaw, P. Beagly, J. R. Moss, M. Claeys, E. van Steen	171
Factors in synthesis gas production J. Laege	179
Some news about well-known Co/SiO2 Fischer-Tropsch catalysts A. L. Lapidus, A. Yu. Krylova	181
Syngas production by steam reforming of natural gas in an autothermal countercurrent reactor J. Frauhammer, G. Kolios, G. Eigenberger	189

Synthetic fuel and lubricants production using gas-to-liquids technology M. O. Haid, P. F. Schubert, C. A. Bayens	205
On the way to highly n-regioselective and effective rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation of internal olefins D. Selent, D. Hess, D. Röttger, K.-D. Wiese, A. Börner	213
Oxidative carbonylation of phenol A. L. Lapidus, V. V. Sukhov, O.L. Eliseev	221
Arenes synthesis from CO and H2 over Co-catalysts A. L. Lapidus, A. Yu. Krylova, A. A. Dergachev, M. V. Krylova	227
Fischer-Tropsch synthesis in a three phase slurry reactor -behaviour of CO2 T. Riedel, D. Unruh, G. Schaub	231
Asymmetric hydroformylations using modified Rhodium/BINAP-catalysts A. Köckritz, M. Kant, S. Bischoff, R. Siefken, E. Gründemann	239
Rhodium-catalysed hydroformylation in supercritical CO2:  substrate structure and reactivity H. Stemmer, W. Leitner	247