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(43) Date of publication: 22.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/47 (21) Application number: 22700682.2 (22) Date of filing: 17.01.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10G 47/00(2006.01) C10G 45/60(2006.01) C10G 65/04(2006.01) C10G 65/08(2006.01) C10G 65/12(2006.01) C10G 21/00(2006.01) C10G 45/46(2006.01) C10G 65/06(2006.01) C10G 67/04(2006.01) C10M 101/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C10G 47/00; C10G 21/00; C10G 45/60; C10G 45/46; C10G 65/043; C10G 65/06; C10G 65/08; C10G 67/04; C10G 65/12; C10G 2300/4056; C10G 2300/202; C10G 2300/302; C10G 2300/308; C10G 2300/301; C10M 101/02; C10M 2203/1025; C10N 2030/02; C10N 2020/011 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2022/050360 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/153271 (21.07.2022 Gazette 2022/29)

(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: 18.01.2021 US 202163138779 P 19.01.2021 US 202163138940 P (71) Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. San Ramon, California 94583-0806 (US)	(72) Inventors: DUMA, Viorel San Ramon, California 94583 (US) BHATTACHARYA, Subhasis San Ramon, California 94583 (US) LEI, Guan-Dao San Ramon, California 94583 (US) (74) Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP  One Portwall Square Portwall Lane Bristol BS1 6BH Bristol BS1 6BH (GB)