(19)
(11) EP 1 228 167 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
11.08.2010 Bulletin 2010/32

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
30.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/26

(21) Application number: 00965111.8

(22) Date of filing: 18.09.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C10G 11/05(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2000/025533
(87) International publication number:
WO 2001/021732 (29.03.2001 Gazette 2001/13)

(54)

USE OF SULFUR REDUCTION AGENT IN FLUID CATYLYTIC CRACKING

VERWENDUNG EINES MITTELS ZUR REDUKTION DES SCHWEFELGEHALTES IN EINEM KATALYTISCHEN FLUIDCRACKING PROZESS

UTILISE D' UN AGENT DE REDUCTION DU SOUFRE CONTENU DANS L'ESSENCE LORS DU CRAQUAGE CATALYTIQUE FLUIDE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 20.09.1999 US 399637
28.08.2000 US 649627

(43) Date of publication of application:
07.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/32

(60) Divisional application:
10003379.4

(73) Proprietors:
  • W.R. GRACE & CO.-CONN.
    New York, NY 10036 (US)
  • ExxonMobil Oil Corporation
    Fairfax, VA 22037 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ROBERIE, Terry, G.
    Ellicott City, MD 21042 (US)
  • KUMAR, Ranjit
    Clarksville, MD 21029 (US)
  • ZIEBARTH, Michael, S.
    Columbia, MD 21044 (US)
  • CHENG, Wu-Cheng
    Ellicott City, MD 21042 (US)
  • ZHAO, Xinjin
    Woodbine, MD 21797 (US)
  • BHORE, Nazeer
    Gaithersburg, MD 20878 (US)

(74) Representative: UEXKÜLL & STOLBERG 
Patentanwälte Beselerstrasse 4
22607 Hamburg
22607 Hamburg (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
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US-A- 5 399 327
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