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(43) Date of publication: 10.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/41 (21) Application number: 16871564.7 (22) Date of filing: 02.12.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01D 71/80(2006.01) B01D 69/02(2006.01) B01D 71/68(2006.01) B01D 63/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/064576 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/096140 (08.06.2017 Gazette 2017/23)

(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: 04.12.2015 US 201514958937 (71) Applicant: General Electric Company Schenectady, NY 12345 (US)

(72) Inventors: ZHOU, Hongyi Niskayuna, New York 12309 (US) MISNER, Matthew Jeremiah Niskayuna, New York 12309 (US) YUAN, Wei Westborough, Massachusetts 01581-1019 (US) BURDICK, Julie-Anne Mason Westborough, Massachusetts 01581-1019 (US) MCGUIRK, Peter Joseph Westborough, Massachusetts 01581-1019 (US) HOWSON, Jack Edward Niskayuna, New York 12309-1027 (US) BURCHESKY, Robert Douglas Westborough, Massachusetts 01581-1019 (US) (74) Representative: Larsson, Jan Anders et al GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB Björkgatan 30 751 84 Uppsala 751 84 Uppsala (SE)