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(43) Date of publication: 25.03.2020 Bulletin 2020/13 (21) Application number: 18724433.0 (22) Date of filing: 07.05.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C09K 8/506(2006.01) C09K 8/86(2006.01) C09K 8/68(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/031421 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/213050 (22.11.2018 Gazette 2018/47)

(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: 15.05.2017 US 201762506193 P 09.06.2017 EP 17175344 09.04.2018 EP 18166420 (71) Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company 31311 Dhahran (SA) Nouryon Chemicals International B.V. 6824 BM Arnhem (NL)

(72) Inventors: BATAWEEL, Mohammed A. Dhahran 31311 (SA) HUANG, Jin Dhahran 31311 (SA) ALMOHSIN, Ayman Mohammed Dhahran 31311 (SA) KARADKAR, Prasad Baburao Dhahran 31311 (SA) SUNDBLOM, Andreas Ake S-44163 Alingsas (SE) LAGNEMO, Hans Olof S-417 28 Göteborg (SE) RESTORP, Per Anders S-433 63 Sävedalen (SE) (74) Representative: Conroy, John  Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight Business Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8 80807 München 80807 München (DE)