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(43) Date of publication: 14.08.2024 Bulletin 2024/33 (21) Application number: 22787006.0 (22) Date of filing: 06.10.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C10L 1/10(2006.01) C10L 10/04(2006.01) C10L 1/198(2006.01) C10L 1/2387(2006.01) C10L 10/02(2006.01) C10L 1/183(2006.01) C10L 1/222(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C10L 2200/0423; C10L 2200/0446; C10L 2270/023; C10L 2270/026; C10L 1/10; C10L 1/2387; C10L 1/1985; C10L 1/1832; C10L 10/02; C10L 10/04; C10L 2300/40; C10L 1/2222 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2022/059541 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/057943 (13.04.2023 Gazette 2023/15)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 06.10.2021 US 202163252952 P (71) Applicants: Chevron Oronite Company LLC San Ramon, CA 94583 (US) Chevron Japan Ltd. Tokyo 105-6218 (JP) Chevron U.S.A. Inc. San Ramon, California 94583-0806 (US)

(72) Inventors: KUO, Chung-Hao San Ramon, California 94583 (US) SMOCHA, Ruth San Ramon, California 94583 (US) OHTA, Satoshi Tokyo 105-6218 (JP) SIMPSON-GREEN, Felicia F. San Ramon, California 94583 (US) KATOH, Yuuki Tokyo 105-6218 (JP) SHIH, Jiun-Le San Ramon, California 94583 (US) LOEPER, Paul San Ramon, California 94583 (US) (74) Representative: Haseltine Lake Kempner LLP  One Portwall Square Portwall Lane Bristol BS1 6BH Bristol BS1 6BH (GB)