METHODS AND CONFIGURATIONS FOR ACID GAS ENRICHMENT

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EP 1 720 632 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:
	20.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/16

(45)	Mention of the grant of the patent:
	13.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/02

(21)	Application number: 04781585.7

(22)	Date of filing: 18.08.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B01D 53/14^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2004/026926

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/075056 (18.08.2005 Gazette 2005/33)

(54)	METHODS AND CONFIGURATIONS FOR ACID GAS ENRICHMENT VERFAHREN UND KONFIGURATIONEN ZUR SAUERGASANREICHERUNG PROCEDES ET SYSTEMES D'ENRICHISSEMENT DE GAZ ACIDE

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

20.01.2004 US 538122 P
20.01.2004 US 538105 P
22.01.2004 US 538608 P
22.04.2004 US 565053 P

(43)	Date of publication of application:
	15.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/46

(60)	Divisional application:
	11175078.2 / 2402068
	15201691.1

(73)	Proprietor: Fluor Technologies Corporation
	Sugar Land, TX 77478 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MAK, John Fluor Corporation Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (US) NIELSEN, Richard, B. Fluor Corporation Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (US) CHOW, Thomas, King Fluor Corporation Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (US) MORGAN, Oliver Fluor Corporation Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (US) WONG, Vincent, Wai Fluor Corporation Aliso Viejo, CA 92656 (US)

(74)	Representative: Graf, Werner
	Dr. Graf & Partner AG Intellectual Property Herrenacker 15 Postfach 518 8201 Schaffhausen 8201 Schaffhausen (CH)

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References cited: :

WO-A1-03/072225
US-A- 4 356 161
US-A- 4 678 648
US-A- 4 773 921

WO-A1-03/092862
US-A- 4 430 316
US-A- 4 741 884
US-A- 5 716 587

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