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(43) Date of publication: 20.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/03 (21) Application number: 14704041.4 (22) Date of filing: 28.01.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10M 101/02(2006.01) C10N 20/02(2006.01) C10N 40/25(2006.01) C10M 111/00(2006.01) C10N 30/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/013411 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/143422 (18.09.2014 Gazette 2014/38)

(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: 15.03.2013 US 201313837845 15.03.2013 US 201313838093 (71) Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. San Ramon, CA 94583 (US)

(72) Inventors: SOUZA, Alex Beringuy San Ramon, California 94583 (US) BAETA NEVES, Gerson Viera San Ramon, California 94583 (US) LEMOS,Luiz Feijo San Ramon, California 94583 (US) SOUZA, Wanderley Carreira Jr. San Ramon, California 94583 (US) ANSARI, Matthew Hussain San Ramon, California 94583 (US) BRAFMAN, Rebecca Elizabeth San Ramon, California 94583 (US) (74) Representative: Nash, David Allan  Haseltine Lake LLP Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)