Front matter;Preface;Contents;Oscillatory phenomena in heterogeneous catalysed oxidation reactions;Strong metal-support interactions;The catalytic hydrogenation of organic compoundsua comparison between the gasuphase, liquiduphase, and electrochemical routes;Structural characterization of surface species and surface sites by conventional optical spectroscopies;Use of radiotracers in the study of surface catalysed processes;Hydroformylation;Formation of oxygenated products from synthesis gas;