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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.04.2006 (43) Date of publication: 06.06.2007 Bulletin 2007/23 (21) Application number: 05797636.7 (22) Date of filing: 07.09.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01J 29/00(2006.01) B01J 23/70(2006.01) B01J 21/08(2006.01) C10G 45/62(2006.01) B01J 35/00(2006.01) B01J 23/38(2006.01) C10G 47/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/031668 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/029137 (16.03.2006 Gazette 2006/11)

(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 LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 07.09.2004 US 607607 P (71) Applicant: ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL INC. Bloomfield, New Jersey 07003 (US)	(72) Inventors: ANGEVINE, Philip J. Woodbury, NJ 08096 (US) GAO, Xingtao Edison, NJ 08820 (US) SHAN, Zhiping Austin, TX 78759 (US) (74) Representative: Zinnecker, Armin et al Lorenz-Seidler-Gossel, Widenmayerstrasse 23 80538 München 80538 München (DE)