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(11) EP 2 582 825 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
24.04.2013 Bulletin 2013/17

(21) Application number: 11727618.8

(22) Date of filing: 17.06.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12P 7/16(2006.01)
C07C 29/86(2006.01)
 C11C 1/04(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2011/040842
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/159991 (22.12.2011 Gazette 2011/51)
(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: 15.06.2011 US 201113160766
07.02.2011 US 201161440034 P
02.09.2010 US 379546 P
28.07.2010 US 368429 P
28.07.2010 US 368444 P
28.07.2010 US 368451 P
18.06.2010 US 356290 P
28.07.2010 US 368436 P

(71) Applicant: Butamax(tm) Advanced Biofuels LLC
Wilmington, Delaware 19880-0268 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • ANTON, Douglas, Robert
    Wilmington Delaware 19803 (US)
  • CIRAKOVIC, Jelena
    Delaware 19806 (US)
  • DINER, Bruce, A.
    Chadds Ford Pennsylvania 19317 (US)
  • GRADY, Michael, Charles
    Oaklyn New Jersey 08107 (US)
  • WOERNER, Francis, J.
    Bear Delaware 19701 (US)

(74) Representative: Hoffmann, Benjamin 
Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JD
London EC4Y 8JD (GB)

   


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