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(43) Date of publication: 08.07.2020 Bulletin 2020/28 (21) Application number: 18783174.8 (22) Date of filing: 07.09.2018

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10G 31/06(2006.01) C10G 55/06(2006.01) C10G 69/04(2006.01) C10G 55/04(2006.01) C10G 49/00(2006.01) C10G 69/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2018/049925 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/055305 (21.03.2019 Gazette 2019/12)

(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: 12.09.2017 US 201762557442 P (71) Applicants: Saudi Arabian Oil Company Dhahran 31311 (SA) King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Thuwal 23955-6900 (SA)

(72) Inventors: MAHFOUZ, Remi Thuwal 23955-6900 (SA) ALI, Ola-Kaust Thuwal 23955-6900 (SA) OSORIO, Isidoro, Morales Thuwal 23955-6900 (SA) XU, Wei Thuwal 23955-6900 (SA) DONG, Xinglong Thuwal 23955-6900 (SA) HAN, Yu Thuwal 23955-6900 (SA) (74) Representative: Dauncey, Mark Peter  Marks & Clerk LLP 1 New York Street Manchester M1 4HD Manchester M1 4HD (GB)