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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.01.2011 (43) Date of publication: 21.12.2011 Bulletin 2011/51 (21) Application number: 10708007.9 (22) Date of filing: 11.02.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D21C 3/00(2006.01) C10L 5/44(2006.01) C10L 5/48(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2010/023929 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/093812 (19.08.2010 Gazette 2010/33)

(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: 13.02.2009 US 152556 P (71) Applicant: Zilkha Biomass Fuels Llc Houston, TX 77002 (US)	(72) Inventors: LASONDE, Wallace, R. Kingwood TX 77339 (US) WEICK, Larry, J. Houston TX 77077 (US) (74) Representative: Lous, Carsten et al Zacco Norway AS Patent Department Haakon VII's gt. 2 P.O. Box 2003 Vika 0125 Oslo 0125 Oslo (NO)