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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.02.2012 (43) Date of publication: 24.04.2013 Bulletin 2013/17 (21) Application number: 11727620.4 (22) Date of filing: 17.06.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12P 7/16(2006.01) B01D 21/26(2006.01) C07C 29/86(2006.01) C12M 1/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/040899 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/160030 (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 368436 P 28.07.2010 US 368451 P 18.06.2010 US 356290 P (71) Applicant: Butamax(tm) Advanced Biofuels LLC Wilmington, Delaware 19880-0268 (US)

(72) Inventors: ROESCH, Brian, Michael Middletown Delaware 19709 (US) BURLEW, Keith, H. Middletown Delaware 19709 (US) HALLAM, John, W. Bear Delaware 19701 (US) LOWE, David, J. Wilmington DE 19808 (US) ZAHER, Joseph, J. Newark DE 19711 (US) (74) Representative: Owen, Deborah Jane  Dehns St Bride's House 10 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8JD London EC4Y 8JD (GB)