critical review is presented on the mass transfer characteristics of gas-liquid slurry reactors. The recent findings on the influence of the presence of solid particles on the following mass transfer parameters in slurry reactors are discussed: volumetric gas-liquid mass transfer coefficients (kLa, kGa), liquid-side mass transfer coefficients (kL and k,) and specific gas-slurry contact area (a). The second part of this paper reviews the recent progress in our knowledge and understanding of the enhancement of gas-slurry mass transfer due to the-presence of solids. Fiie different cases are distinguished, i.e.-enhanced mass transfer by physical adsorption on small particles,-enhanced mass transfer by fast homogeneous reactions in the slurry, due to inert particles,-enhanced mass transfer by homogeneous reaction in the liquid with dissolving particles,-enhanced mass transfer due to reactive particles and enhanced mass transfer due to catalytic particles in heterogeneous reactive systems.