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(43) Date of publication: 26.10.2011 Bulletin 2011/43 (21) Application number: 10738908.2 (22) Date of filing: 18.01.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10G 47/00(2006.01) B01J 23/74(2006.01) B01J 23/40(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/021324 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/090811 (12.08.2010 Gazette 2010/32)

(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 SM TR (30) Priority: 20.01.2009 US 145839 P (71) Applicant: H R D Corporation Houston, Texas 77035 (US)	(72) Inventors: HASSAN, Abbas Houston Texas 77035 (US) ANTHONY, Rayford, G. Houston Texas 77035 (US) BORSINGER, Gregory, G. Chatham New Jersey 07927 (US) HASSAN, Aziz Houston Texas 77035 (US) BAGHERZADEH, Ebrahim Houston Texas 77035 (US) (74) Representative: Dauncey, Mark Peter et al Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street Manchester, M1 4HD Manchester, M1 4HD (GB)