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(43) Date of publication: 14.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/50 (21) Application number: 03714446.6 (22) Date of filing: 27.03.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B01J 29/40, B01J 27/16, B01J 21/08, C10G 11/05 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/009564 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/096439 (11.11.2004 Gazette 2004/46)

(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 (71) Applicant: UOP LLC Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 (US)	(72) Inventors: VOSKOBOYNIKOV, Timur V.,UOP LLC Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 (US) QUICK, Michael H.,UOP LLC Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 (US) PUJADO, Peter R.,UOP LLC Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 (US) VORA, Bipin V.,UOP LLC Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 (US) (74) Representative: Chung, Hsu Min  Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road GB-London WC1X 8BT GB-London WC1X 8BT (GB)