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(43) Date of publication: 20.12.2017 Bulletin 2017/51 (21) Application number: 16749770.0 (22) Date of filing: 10.02.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C22C 30/00(2006.01) H01M 4/38(2006.01) H01M 8/04(2016.01) H01M 12/08(2006.01) C22C 19/00(2006.01) H01M 4/86(2006.01) H01M 8/10(2016.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/017261 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/130624 (18.08.2016 Gazette 2016/33)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 11.02.2015 US 201514619511 11.02.2015 US 201514619549 11.02.2015 US 201514619662 11.02.2015 US 201514619703 11.02.2015 US 201514619579 (71) Applicant: BASF Corporation Florham Park, NJ 07932 (US)

(72) Inventors: YOUNG, Kwo Troy, MI 48085 (US) WONG, Diana Sterling Heights, MI 48310 (US) CHAO, Benjamin Troy, MI 48098 (US) FETCENKO, Michael, A. Rochester, MI 48307 (US) (74) Representative: Herzog, Fiesser & Partner Patentanwälte PartG mbB  Isartorplatz 1 80331 München 80331 München (DE)