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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.08.2015 (43) Date of publication: 03.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/31 (21) Application number: 14846753.3 (22) Date of filing: 25.09.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01D 53/56(2006.01) B01D 53/76(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2014/003161 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/071772 (21.05.2015 Gazette 2015/20)

(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: 25.09.2013 US 201361882280 P (71) Applicant: Linde AG 80331 Munich (DE)	(72) Inventor: SUCHAK, Naresh, J. Glen Rock, NJ 07452 (US) (74) Representative: Hofmann, Andreas et al RGTH Patentanwälte PartGmbB Postfach 33 02 11 80062 München 80062 München (DE)