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(43) Date of publication: 21.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/21 (21) Application number: 23755140.3 (22) Date of filing: 13.07.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C02F 1/24(2023.01) B03D 1/00(2006.01) C02F 101/32(2006.01) C02F 1/20(2023.01) C02F 1/40(2023.01) B01D 17/02(2006.01) C02F 1/66(2023.01) C02F 103/36(2006.01) C02F 1/38(2023.01) C02F 1/00(2023.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C02F 1/24; C02F 1/66; C02F 2103/365; C02F 2101/32; C02F 2301/046; C02F 2301/08; C02F 1/20; C02F 1/38; C02F 2001/007; C02F 1/40; B01D 17/0205; B03D 1/02; B03D 2203/008; B03D 1/1431; B03D 1/24; B01D 17/0214 (86) International application number: PCT/GB2023/051849 (87) International publication number: WO 2024/013510 (18.01.2024 Gazette 2024/03)

(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: 13.07.2022 GB 202210294 (71) Applicant: Adaptive Process Solutions Ltd Aberdeen AB10 1XL (GB)	(72) Inventors: MCALISTER, Paul Randal Neil Aberdeen AB10 1XL (GB) WURPEL, Franciscus Johannes Aberdeen AB10 1XL (GB) (74) Representative: Wallace, Stuart  S. William Wallace & Company Ltd 30 Northampton Drive Glasgow G12 0LE Glasgow G12 0LE (GB)