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(43) Date of publication: 06.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/01 (21) Application number: 14709589.7 (22) Date of filing: 03.03.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C04B 20/10(2006.01) C12N 1/04(2006.01) C04B 40/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2014/054100 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/131913 (04.09.2014 Gazette 2014/36)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 01.03.2013 GB 201303690 08.08.2013 US 201313962638 08.08.2013 GB 201314220 (71) Applicants: Devan Chemicals NV 9600 Ronse-Renaix (BE) Universiteit Gent 9000 Gent (BE)	(72) Inventors: SOENS, Hugo 8572 Kaster (BE) DE BELIE, Nele 9660 Brakel (BE) WANG, Jianyun 9000 Gent (BE) DURKA, Maxime 9600 Ronse (BE) (74) Representative: Stafford, Jonathan Alan Lewis  Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street Manchester M1 4HD Manchester M1 4HD (GB)