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(43) Date of publication: 05.02.2020 Bulletin 2020/06 (21) Application number: 18772215.2 (22) Date of filing: 21.03.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01D 29/07(2006.01) B01D 39/14(2006.01) B01D 46/10(2006.01) B01D 29/56(2006.01) B01D 39/16(2006.01) B01D 46/52(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/023529 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/175556 (27.09.2018 Gazette 2018/39)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 22.03.2017 US 201715466799 (71) Applicant: Hollingsworth & Vose Company East Walpole, MA 02032 (US)	(72) Inventors: SMITH, Bruce Copper Hill VA 24079 (US) HEALEY, David, T. Bellingham MA 02019 (US) RÜCKERT, Ingrid 35116 Hatzfeld (DE) ZHU, Siqiang Christiansburg VA 24073 (US) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)