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(11) EP 1 718 398 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
08.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/45

(21) Application number: 05714524.5

(22) Date of filing: 25.02.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B01D 65/02(2006.01)
B01D 29/66(2006.01)
B01J 19/24(2006.01)
 C02F 1/00(2006.01)
B08B 9/093(2006.01)
B01D 63/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/CA2005/000282
(87) International publication number:
WO 2005/082498 (09.09.2005 Gazette 2005/36)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 27.02.2004 US 547787 P
02.06.2004 US 575804 P
24.09.2004 CA 2482517
12.10.2004 US 961077
07.12.2004 US 633432 P

(71) Applicant: ZENON ENVIRONMENTAL INC.
Oakville, Ontario L6M 4B2 (CA)

(72) Inventors:
  • ADAMS, Nicholas William Harcsar
    Hamilton, Ontario L8S 3X2 (CA)
  • SINGH, Manwinder
    Burlington, Ontario L7L 6H2 (CA)
  • KENT, Fraser Charles
    Milton, Ontario L9T 3B9 (CA)
  • COTE, Pierre Lucien
    Dundas, Ontario L9H 3M6 (CA)
  • ROSS, David Brian
    Burlington, Ontario L7N 3C1 (CA)
  • DUFRESNE, Kevin Simon Joseph
    Dundas, Ontario L9H 7E2 (CA)

(74) Representative: Gibbs, Christopher Stephen et al
HASELTINE LAKE Imperial House 15-19 Kingsway
London WC2B 6UD
London WC2B 6UD (GB)

   


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