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(43) Date of publication: 29.11.2023 Bulletin 2023/48 (21) Application number: 22702585.5 (22) Date of filing: 18.01.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10M 133/44(2006.01) C10N 30/00(2006.01) C10N 20/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C10M 2203/1006; C10N 2020/02; C10M 2215/223; C10M 133/44; C10N 2030/32 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/012698 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/159358 (28.07.2022 Gazette 2022/30)

(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: 19.01.2021 US 202163138796 P 21.01.2021 US 202117154099 (71) Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc. San Ramon, California 94583-0806 (US)	(72) Inventors: ZHANG, Yihua San Ramon, California 94583-0806 (US) LEI, Guan-Dao San Ramon, California 94583-0806 (US) ROSTAMI, Malek M. San Ramon, California 94583-0806 (US) RUSSELL, Beth A. San Ramon, California 94583-0806 (US) (74) Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP  One Portwall Square Portwall Lane Bristol BS1 6BH Bristol BS1 6BH (GB)