Supported liquid-phase catalysts containing RhH(CO)(PPH,), dissolved in PPH, are used in the gas-phase hydroformylation of several olefins. Their activity in the hydroformylation of ethylene, propylene and the butenes is reported.Various physicochemical aspects of the rhodium SLP catalysts, such as the adsorptive withdrawal of the rhodium complexes by the supports, the activity of the rhodium complexes at the gas-liquid interface and the solubility of the reactants and products in the liquid part of the catalysts, are discussed.The results are presented of a bench-scale process study of the hydroformylation of propylene, from which the design parameters of a future plant are calculated.