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EP 2 041 245 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 01.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/14 (21) Application number: 06787821.5 (22) Date of filing: 19.07.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10G 69/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/027987 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/010799 (24.01.2008 Gazette 2008/04)

(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 Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (71) Applicant: UOP LLC Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 (US)	(72) Inventor: THAKKAR, Vasant, P. Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 (US) (74) Representative: Hayes, Adrian Chetwynd  Boult Wade Tennant, Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)