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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.11.2007 (43) Date of publication: 06.05.2009 Bulletin 2009/19 (21) Application number: 06815449.1 (22) Date of filing: 26.09.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07C 27/26(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/037448 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/075204 (05.07.2007 Gazette 2007/27)

(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 (30) Priority: 27.12.2005 US 319093 10.02.2006 US 351532 11.05.2006 US 432692 02.06.2006 US 446371 25.09.2006 US 526824 (71) Applicant: Gas Technologies LLC Walloon Lake MI 49796 (US)	(72) Inventors: PAWLAK, Nathan A. Marquette, MI 49855 (US) BREIDENSTEIN, Walter Boyne Falls, MI 49713 (US) CARR, Robert W. Bloomington, MN 55438 (US) (74) Representative: Maggs, Michael Norman et al Kilburn & Strode LLP 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)