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(43) Date of publication: 15.12.2010 Bulletin 2010/50 (21) Application number: 09724894.2 (22) Date of filing: 05.03.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10B 47/44(2006.01) C10B 57/02(2006.01) C10B 53/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2009/050223 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/118546 (01.10.2009 Gazette 2009/40)

(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: 28.03.2008 GB 0805639 (71) Applicant: Dyfodol Energy Limited Carmarthen SA31 1TN (GB)	(72) Inventors: PRIGMORE, Robert Carmarthen SA31 1TN (GB) WHITEHOUSE, Steven Ammanford SA18 2UR (GB) BOWEN, Alwyn Llanelli SA14 8UQ (GB) (74) Representative: Harrison Goddard Foote  4th Floor Merchant Exchange 17-19 Whitworth Street West Manchester M1 5WG Manchester M1 5WG (GB)