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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.08.2023 (43) Date of publication: 06.11.2024 Bulletin 2024/45 (21) Application number: 22854255.1 (22) Date of filing: 20.12.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F25J 1/00(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F25J 2210/42; F25J 1/001; F25J 1/005; F25J 1/0072; F25J 1/0077; F25J 1/0097; F25J 1/0221; F25J 1/0234; F25J 2260/44; F25J 3/04563; F25J 3/04539; F25J 1/0065; F25J 1/0067; F25J 1/0205; F25J 2270/16; F25J 1/0215; F25J 1/0245; F25J 3/04296; F25J 3/0409; F25J 3/04412; F25J 2250/02; F25J 3/04175 (86) International application number: PCT/US2022/053549 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/129434 (06.07.2023 Gazette 2023/27)

(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: 30.12.2021 US 202163295509 P 26.08.2022 US 202217896953 26.08.2022 US 202217896967 (71) Applicant: L'AIR LIQUIDE, SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE 75007 Paris (FR)

(72) Inventors: TURNEY, Michael, A. Houston, TX 77024 (US) GUILLARD, Alain Houston, TX 77024 (US) CHAN, Bobby, Mon-flan Houston, TX 77024 (US) (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)