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EP 1 517 981 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.02.2004 (43) Date of publication: 30.03.2005 Bulletin 2005/13 (21) Application number: 03761448.4 (22) Date of filing: 01.07.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C11D 3/386 (86) International application number: PCT/DK2003/000456 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/003188 (08.01.2004 Gazette 2004/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 01.07.2002 DK 200201023 (71) Applicant: Novozymes A/S 2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)	(72) Inventors: SIMONSEN, Ole DK-2860 Soeborg (DK) MARKUSSEN, Erik, Kjaer DK-3500 Vaerloese (DK) ROEJEL, Hanne DK-4622 Havdrup (DK) KAASGAARD, Svend DK-2860 Soeborg (DK) CALLISEN, Thomas, Hoenger DK-1920 Frederiksberg C (DK) JOERGENSEN, Christian, Isak DK-2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)