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(43) Date of publication: 18.12.2013 Bulletin 2013/51 (21) Application number: 11858246.9 (22) Date of filing: 18.11.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 3/00(2006.01) C12M 1/00(2006.01) C12M 1/36(2006.01) C12M 3/00(2006.01) C12N 1/12(2006.01) C12Q 1/02(2006.01) A01G 33/00(2006.01) C12M 1/04(2006.01) C12M 1/42(2006.01) C12N 1/00(2006.01) C12P 1/00(2006.01) C12N 13/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2011/001367 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/106796 (16.08.2012 Gazette 2012/33)

(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: 07.02.2011 US 201113022396 29.04.2011 CA 2738516 18.05.2011 WO PCT/CA2011/000574 (71) Applicant: Pond Biofuels Inc. Scarborough, Ontario M1E 3S4 (CA)	(72) Inventors: GONZALES, Jaime A. Makham, ON L6C 0K8 (CA) KOLESNIK, Max Toronto, ON M2J 2T1 (CA) MARTIN, Steven C. Toronto, ON M4J 1P6 (CA) DIPIETRO, Tony Brampton, ON L6Z 1R1 (CA) DIPIETRO, Emidio Brampton, ON L7A 2T8 (CA) (74) Representative: Nederlandsch Octrooibureau  P.O. Box 29720 2502 LS The Hague 2502 LS The Hague (NL)