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(43) Date of publication: 09.03.2022 Bulletin 2022/10 (21) Application number: 20724572.1 (22) Date of filing: 30.04.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10G 69/12(2006.01) C07C 233/05(2006.01) B01J 31/00(2006.01) C10M 107/10(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C10G 69/126; C10M 107/10; C10G 2300/302; C10G 2300/304; C10G 2300/1011; C10M 2205/0285; C10N 2020/015; C10N 2020/02; C10N 2030/74; C10N 2020/011; C10N 2030/08; C10N 2030/64; C10N 2020/071; C07C 5/03; C07C 2527/126; C07C 2531/02; C07C 2523/42; C07C 2523/44; C07C 2521/04; C07C 2/22; C07C 2527/125; B01J 2231/20; B01J 31/0278; B01J 31/0298   C-Sets: C07C 2/22, C07C 11/02; C10M 2205/0285, C10N 2060/02; C07C 5/03, C07C 9/22; (86) International application number: PCT/IB2020/054107 (87) International publication number: WO 2020/222171 (05.11.2020 Gazette 2020/45)

(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: 01.05.2019 US 201962841337 P (71) Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. San Ramon, California 94583-0806 (US)	(72) Inventors: LACHEEN, Howard Steven San Ramon, California 94583-0806 (US) TIMKEN, Hye-kyung Cho San Ramon, California 94583-0806 (US) (74) Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP  Redcliff Quay 120 Redcliff Street Bristol BS1 6HU Bristol BS1 6HU (GB)