Kracker, G.
Gunther Kracker is the Head of Product Management and Cost Estimation for the Sustainable Hydrocarbon Solutions product line at Linde Engineering. After joining Linde in 2004 as a Process Engineer for petrochemical plants, he subsequently moved through various management roles and responsibilities. Today, Dr. Kracker oversees the portfolio management of Linde’s petrochemical and natural gas technologies, with a special focus on the commercialization of sustainable technology solutions.
A novel process for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to produce ethylene and acetic acid
The authors’ company has developed a commercial chemical process<sup>a</sup> for the oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane (ODH-E). By means of a heterogeneous catalyst, ethane and oxygen are selectively converted into ethylene and acetic acid, which, after separation and purification, are provided in polymer-grade and glacial quality, respectively.
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