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Plant And Process For Producing Nitric Acid - EP3515861

The patent EP3515861 was granted to Stamicarbon on Feb 17, 2021. The application was originally filed on Sep 19, 2017 under application number EP17781577A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3515861

STAMICARBON
Application Number
EP17781577A
Filing Date
Sep 19, 2017
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jan 15, 2021
Grant Date
Feb 17, 2021
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CASALENov 17, 2021M ZARDIADMISSIBLE
THYSSENKRUPP INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONSNov 17, 2021GULDE & PARTNERADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (11) New

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OPPOSITIONWO03070634

Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (7) New

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OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Brochure Stami Nitric Acid ", (20160801), pages 1 - 2, URL: STAMI_Nitric_Acid_Prod_Leaflet, (20211203), XP055868995-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "Nitric Acid brochure", ThyssenKrupp, (20070612), pages 1 - 20, XP055867781-
OPPOSITION- Groves Michael, Sasonow Alexander, "Uhde EnviNOx Technology for NOx and N2O abatement - A contribution to reducing emissions from nitric acid plants", Presentation Fifth International Symposium on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases (NCGG-5), (20090630), pages 1 - 14, XP055867786-
OPPOSITION- Office Of Air And Radiation, "AVAILABLE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM THE NITRIC ACID PRODUCTION INDUSTRY", EPA, (20101201), pages 1 - 31, URL: https://www. epa. gov/sites/default/files/20 15-12/documents/nitricacid. pdf, (20211203), XP055869005-
OPPOSITION- Thyssenkrupp, "Uhde, Broschure Nitric Acid ", (20040315), pages 1 - 20, XP055868991-
OPPOSITION- "Nitric Acid, Nitrous Acid, and Nitrogen Oxides", Michael Thiemann, Et Al., Ullmann's Encyclopedia of industrial chemistry, Weinheim , (20120101), pages 177 - 225, XP055452381
OPPOSITION- PEREZ-RAMIREZ, J et al., "Formation and Control of N20 in Nitric Acid Production: Where Do We Stand Today?", Applied catalysis. B, Environmental, (20030000), vol. 44, no. 2, pages 117 - 151, XP055361051

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