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(88) Date of publication A3: 19.04.2012 (43) Date of publication: 27.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/13 (21) Application number: 11784330.0 (22) Date of filing: 20.05.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10L 1/182(2006.01) C10L 10/00(2006.01) C10L 1/04(2006.01) C12P 7/16(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/037360 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/146849 (24.11.2011 Gazette 2011/47)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 21.05.2010 US 347127 P (71) Applicant: Butamax(tm) Advanced Biofuels LLC Wilmington, Delaware 19880-0268 (US)	(72) Inventors: FOSTER, Michael, Robert Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 (US) GANNON, John, Thomas Hockessin, Delaware 19707 (US) TSAO, David, Teh-Wei Aurora, Illinois 60503 (US) (74) Representative: Towler, Philip Dean  Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)