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EP 2 074 234 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 29.05.2008 (43) Date of publication: 01.07.2009 Bulletin 2009/27 (21) Application number: 07826382.9 (22) Date of filing: 14.09.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C22B 3/18(2006.01) C22B 11/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2007/053714 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/032288 (20.03.2008 Gazette 2008/12)

(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: 15.09.2006 ZA 200608006 (71) Applicant: GeoBiotics, LLC Lakewood, Colorado 80228 (US)	(72) Inventor: NORTON, Alan Eric 1448 Johannesburg (ZA) (74) Representative: Baldock, Sharon Claire  BOULT WADE TENNANT Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road London WC1X 8BT London WC1X 8BT (GB)