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(88) Date of publication A3: 04.12.2008 (43) Date of publication: 17.06.2009 Bulletin 2009/25 (21) Application number: 07814045.6 (22) Date of filing: 14.08.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01F 3/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/075858 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/027718 (06.03.2008 Gazette 2008/10)

(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 (30) Priority: 30.08.2006 US 468322 30.08.2006 US 468328 (71) Applicant: UOP LLC Des Plaines, IL 60017-5017 (US)	(72) Inventor: MONKELBAAN, Daniel, R. Tonawanda New York 14150 (US) (74) Representative: Hayes, Adrian Chetwynd  Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road GB-London WC1X 8BT GB-London WC1X 8BT (GB)