ACTIVATION, REFINING, AND USE OF OIL SHALE - Patent 2046494

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EP 2 046 494 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	19.06.2008

(43)	Date of publication:
	15.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/16

(21)	Application number: 07815028.1

(22)	Date of filing: 19.07.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B01J 20/24^(2006.01)

B01J 20/30^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/ZA2007/000043

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/014526 (31.01.2008 Gazette 2008/05)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

26.07.2006 ZA 200606169

(71)	Applicant: Nanotech Investment 2 (Pty) Ltd
	Allen's Nek X 27 1709 Roodepoort (ZA)

(72)	Inventors:
	VAN DER MERWE, Pieter Gideo 0001 Pretoria (ZA) HANNACHE, Hassan 20 100 Casablanca (MA) BEKRI, Omar 10 000 Rabat (MA)

(74)	Representative: Pidgeon, Robert John
	Appleyard Lees 15 Clare Road Halifax West Yorkshire HX1 2HY Halifax West Yorkshire HX1 2HY (GB)

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