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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.07.2012 (43) Date of publication: 10.07.2013 Bulletin 2013/28 (21) Application number: 11822320.5 (22) Date of filing: 10.08.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10G 31/00(2006.01) B01J 21/06(2006.01) C10L 1/02(2006.01) C10G 3/00(2006.01) C07C 7/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/047202 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/030492 (08.03.2012 Gazette 2012/10)

(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: 24.09.2010 US 889715 31.08.2010 US 873113 (71) Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. San Ramon, CA 94583 (US)

(72) Inventors: HUSAIN, Shabbir San Pablo California 94806 (US) LI, Lin Albany California 94706 (US) ZHOU, Zhen Emeryville California 94608 (US) KUPERMAN, Alexander E. Orinda California 94563 (US) HE, Zunqing San Rafael California 94608 (US) LUO, Huping El Cerrito California 94530 (US) (74) Representative: Nash, David Allan  Haseltine Lake LLP Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)