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(43) Date of publication: 29.04.2020 Bulletin 2020/18 (21) Application number: 18821165.0 (22) Date of filing: 19.06.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01J 3/00(2006.01) B01J 19/24(2006.01) C07C 11/24(2006.01) B01J 19/02(2006.01) B01J 19/26(2006.01) C07C 2/76(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/038171 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/236790 (27.12.2018 Gazette 2018/52)

(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: 21.06.2017 US 201715629447 (71) Applicant: UOP LLC Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 (US)

(72) Inventors: BEDARD, Robert L. Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 (US) NAUNHEIMER, Christopher Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 (US) TOWLER, Gavin P. Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 (US) LEONARD, Laura E. Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 (US) DUDEBOUT, Rodolphe Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 (US) WOODCOCK, Greory O. Des Plaines, Illinois 60017-5017 (US) MITTENDORF, Donald L. Morris Plains, New Jersey 07950 (US) SATTAR, Aziz Morris Plains, Illinois 60017-5017 (US) GATTO, Christopher D. Morris Plains, Illinois 60017-5017 (US) MURRAY, Robert S. Morris Plains, Illinois 60017-5017 (US) (74) Representative: Boult Wade Tennant LLP  Salisbury Square House 8 Salisbury Square London EC4Y 8AP London EC4Y 8AP (GB)