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(43) Date of publication: 24.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/30 (21) Application number: 22729048.3 (22) Date of filing: 06.05.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C21B 13/00(2006.01) C21B 13/02(2006.01) C01B 3/04(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C21B 13/0073; C01B 3/047; C21B 13/0033; C21B 2100/26; C21B 2100/282; C21B 2100/64; C21B 2100/44; C21B 13/029; C21B 2100/22; Y02P 10/122; Y02P 10/134 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/062352 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/036474 (16.03.2023 Gazette 2023/11)

(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: 13.09.2021 EP 21196359 (71) Applicant: L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 75007 Paris (FR)	(72) Inventors: WURZEL, Thomas 60439 Frankfurt am Main (DE) GRANT, Michaël 60439 Frankfurt am Main (DE) (74) Representative: Air Liquide  L'Air Liquide S.A. Direction de la Propriété Intellectuelle 75, Quai d'Orsay 75321 Paris Cedex 07 75321 Paris Cedex 07 (FR)