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(43) Date of publication: 13.07.2016 Bulletin 2016/28 (21) Application number: 13762701.4 (22) Date of filing: 06.09.2013

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01J 37/06(2006.01) B01J 23/44(2006.01) B01J 23/58(2006.01) B01J 35/00(2006.01) B01J 35/10(2006.01) B01J 37/02(2006.01) B01J 21/04(2006.01) B01J 23/50(2006.01) B01J 27/13(2006.01) B01J 35/02(2006.01) B01J 37/00(2006.01) C07C 29/50(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2013/058514 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/034521 (12.03.2015 Gazette 2015/10)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (71) Applicants: Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP The Woodlands, Texas 77380 (US) BASF Corporation Florham Park, NJ 07932 (US)

(72) Inventors: CHEUNG, Tin-Tack Peter Kingwood, TX 77345 (US) BERGMEISTER III, Joseph Kingwood, TX 77345 (US) KELLY, Stephen L. Kingwood, TX 77339 (US) BREEN, Michael Joseph Erie, PA 16509 (US) DELLAMORTE, Joseph C. Solon, OH 44139 (US) MOONEY, Dana Rehms Natchez, MS 39120 (US) (74) Representative: Nash, David Allan  Haseltine Lake LLP Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)