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(43) Date of publication: 21.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/16 (21) Application number: 08778996.2 (22) Date of filing: 08.07.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 11/14(2006.01) C12N 13/00(2006.01) C12P 3/00(2006.01) C12N 1/20(2006.01) C12N 1/36(2006.01) C12M 1/42(2006.01) H01M 8/16(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/NL2008/000172 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/008709 (15.01.2009 Gazette 2009/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 12.07.2007 NL 1034123 (71) Applicant: Stichting Wetsus Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Water Technology 8934 CJ Leeuwarden (NL)	(72) Inventors: ROZENDAL, René, Alexander NL-1628 HJ Hoorn (NL) HAMELERS, Hubertus, Victor, Marie NL-6866 BX Heelsum (NL) BUISMAN, Cees, Jan, Nico NL-8571 RH Harich (NL) JEREMIASSE, Adriaan, Willem NL-8921 BA Leeuwarden (NL) (74) Representative: Verdijck, Gerardus  Arnold & Siedsma Sweelinckplein 1 2517 GK Den Haag 2517 GK Den Haag (NL)