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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.12.2006 (43) Date of publication: 26.09.2007 Bulletin 2007/39 (21) Application number: 05853797.8 (22) Date of filing: 12.12.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01J 8/00(2006.01) B01F 3/00(2006.01) B01J 8/04(2006.01) C07C 27/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/044968 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/065766 (22.06.2006 Gazette 2006/25)

(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: 14.12.2004 US 635792 P (71) Applicant: Syntroleum Corporation Tulsa, Oklahoma 74107 (US)	(72) Inventors: ARCURI, Kym, B. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74132 (US) SCHIMELPFENIG, Kurt Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012 (US) LEAHY, James, F. Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 (US) (74) Representative: Leske, Thomas  Frohwitter Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Possartstrasse 20 D-81679 München D-81679 München (DE)