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it’s a reliable, fl exible and adaptable tially reaching 180-mtpa by 2030 and A rapid wrap-up of what’s new in Operations,
way to meet growing global energy accounting for a third of global supply.
demand,” Mr. Tom Summers, Senior Vice Processes and Products
President for Shell LNG Marketing and Market tightness in 2024
Trading, said. The early part of 2024 saw spot
LNG prices fall to their lowest level General
Regional trends since early 2022, but prices recovered
China is signifi cantly increasing its by mid-year due to delays in the deve- Complete kinetic model and
LNG import capacity and aims to add In the marine sector, a growing lopment of new supply capacity. process reengineering of
piped gas connections for 150-mn people order book of LNG-powered vessels glyoxal (G) oxidation by nitric
by 2030. India is also moving ahead will see demand from this market rise Demand for LNG strengthened in acid (NA) in a capillary micro
with building natural gas infrastructure to more than 16-mt a year by 2030, up Asia during the fi rst half of 2024 as reactor
and adding gas connections to 30-mn 60% from the previous forecast. LNG China took advantage of lower prices,
people over the next fi ve years. is becoming a cost-effective fuel for importing 79-mt during the year. India The oxidation of G to glyoxalic acid
shipping and road transport, bringing bought record volumes to help meet (GA) is of industrial importance and
Europe will continue to need LNG down emissions today and offering stronger power demand due to hotter this is done by using NA.
into the 2030s to balance the growing pathways to incorporate lower-carbon weather in early summer. Its imports
share of intermittent renewables in its sources such as bio-LNG or synthetic rose to 27-mt, a 20% increase from J. Wang et al have used continuous flow
power sector and to ensure energy LNG. 2023. In Europe, imports fell by 23-mt, microreactor system consisting of micro-
security. In the longer term, existing or 19%, due to strong renewable energy mixers, pre-heating capillary loops, a
natural gas infrastructure could be used to Signifi cant growth in LNG supply generation and a limited recovery in capillary microreactor and quenching
import bio-LNG or synthetic LNG and will come from Qatar and the US. industrial gas demand. Europe is expec- device and have operated under homo-
be repurposed for the import of green The US is set to extend its lead as the ted to increase imports of LNG in 2025 geneous conditions. A complete kinetic
hydrogen. world’s largest LNG exporter, poten- to refi ll its gas storage. model is reported. The effects of the
molar ratio of NA to G, reaction tem-
WORKFORCE SURVEY Hyperbranched TEMPO- K SO production from an aq. perature, and concentration of NA on
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Signifi cant number of oil & gas and petchem profes- based polymers as catholytes Na SO solution the reaction have been investigated in
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for redox flow battery
a systematic way. Two schemes of seg-
sionals considering career shift to renewables: Survey applications B. Zorzor et al mented feeding and recirculating feeding
have worked on
are proposed. Optimal conditions are:
Over 70% of oil & gas and petro- ditional energy grows, K. Ehtiati et al have reported that appli- this interesting 68°C, initial molar ratio of NA to G of
chemical industry professionals are 86% of professionals cation of redox-active polymers (RAPs) process in the 1.26, molar ratio of NaNO to G of 0.15
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considering renewables as career prio- would consider moving in redox flow batteries (RFBs) can poten- context of recyc- and NA concentration of 35%. GA yield
rities shift in 2025, according to ninth to another role, with 62% tially reduce the stack cost through ling and have of 89% is reported with a selectivity of
annual Global Energy Talent Index open to opportunities assessed the im- about 96%. (Reaction Chem. Eng., 2024;
(GETI), a energy workforce trends within traditional energy. pact of feedstock DOI: 10.1039/D4RE 00313F).
report produced by Airswift. Interest in switching impurities on product yields. (In recyc-
to renewables has also ling of lead-acid battery aq. Na SO 4 CO catalysed recycling of
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The report highlights that salaries surged, rising from 56% is formed). The glaserite process for polyester and polycarbonate
in traditional energy are experiencing a in 2023 to 71% in 2025. converting Na SO to K SO had plastics
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strong rebound with 50% of professionals from 89% in 2021. Career progression assumed Na SO to be pure. However, in
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seeing a pay rise in 2025 and 71% remains the top driver for relocation, The energy transition continues to the case of recycling of batteries various Q. Zhang et al have reported the effi-
expecting further rises next year. How- rising to 50% in 2025, while remuner- reshape the sector, with professionals substitutions of costly ion exchange contaminants are found. Under ideal cacy of CO as a metal-free catalyst
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ever, with reluctance to relocate in- ation has gained importance, replacing identifying advances in engineering membranes by cheap size-exclusive conditions of 1 bar pressure, 25°C feed for the title recycling via alcoholysis to
creasing by 9% since 2021 and interest culture as a key motivator. Meanwhile, techniques and technology (37%) and membranes. These authors have used temperature, and 40°C reactor tempera- give valuable organic chemicals. The
in renewables intensifying, companies professionals cite proximity to family the transition to clean energy (37%) hyperbranched TEMPO-based polymers ture over 90% yield of K SO and NaCl depolymerisation mechanism was
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must refi ne talent strategies to retain as the primary reason for reluctance to as the biggest industry opportunities. as low viscosity catholytes for RFBs. A was realised in the absence of impurities. thoroughly investigated. The pretreatment
experienced professionals, the report relocate, though this concern has Meanwhile, optimism in employer new synthesis is reported for the TEMPO- Further, even impurities at 1-4% still of polymer materials in THF was found
notes. While 80% of traditional energy declined year-on-year. resilience has grown, with 71% of pro- based product. Many other relevant allowed yields exceeding 90%. (Can. J. to accelerate the process. No residue is
professionals would consider relocat- fessionals confi dent in their company’s aspects are reported. (RSC Advances, Chem. Eng., 2024; DOI: 10.1002/cjce. left in the final products. (Green Chem.,
ing for work, this fi gure has declined As demand for expertise in tra- ability to navigate future challenges. 2024; DOI: 10.1039/D4RA-03925b). 25524). 2024; DOI: 10.1039/D4GC04782F).
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