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(43) Date of publication: 01.12.2010 Bulletin 2010/48 (21) Application number: 09710667.8 (22) Date of filing: 05.02.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10L 1/00(2006.01) C10L 1/06(2006.01) C10L 1/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2009/000787 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/100848 (20.08.2009 Gazette 2009/34)

(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 MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA RS (30) Priority: 12.02.2008 DE 102008008818 (71) Applicant: BUTAMAX ADVANCED BIOFUELS LLC Wilmington, DE 19880 (US)	(72) Inventors: KUBERKA, Melanie 45130 Essen (DE) PLACZEK, Peter 45968 Gladbeck (DE) (74) Representative: Matthews, Derek Peter  Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)