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(43) Date of publication: 05.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/06 (21) Application number: 11862225.7 (22) Date of filing: 31.03.2011

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10G 45/10(2006.01) C10M 101/02(2006.01) C07C 7/163(2006.01) C10G 67/02(2006.01) B01J 23/40(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2011/030763 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/134484 (04.10.2012 Gazette 2012/40)

(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 (71) Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. San Ramon, CA 94583 (US)	(72) Inventors: KRISHNA, Kamala, R. Danville California 94526 (US) ZIEMER, James, N. Martinez California 94553 (US) RAINIS, Andrew Walnut Creek California 94596 (US) BISCARDI, Joseph, A. New York New York 10128 (US) HARRIS, Thomas, V. Benicia California 94510 (US) (74) Representative: Nash, David Allan  Haseltine Lake LLP Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)