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Process For Treating A Sodium Carbonate Purge - EP3971138

The patent EP3971138 was granted to Solvay on May 29, 2024. The application was originally filed on Nov 12, 2014 under application number EP21178120A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3971138

SOLVAY
Application Number
EP21178120A
Filing Date
Nov 12, 2014
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Apr 27, 2024
Grant Date
May 29, 2024
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Patent Citations (15) New

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Non-Patent Literature (NPL) Citations (43) New

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DESCRIPTION- "Natural Soda Ash", Monohydrate process, (19920000), pages 267 - 299-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous , "SODA ASH, SODIUM BICARBONATE PRODUCTION FACILITY AND SOLUTION MINING & NATURAL GAS COGENERATION PLANT INTEGRATED PROJECT PLANNED IN THE TRONA MINE FIELD WITH OPERATING LICENSE NO. 50019 ", KAZAN SODA MADEN ENERJi NAK. SAN. VE Tic. A.S. & KAZAN ELEKTRIK URETIM A.S.; EIA APPLICATION FILE, (20110601), XP093299198-
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "SODA ASH, SODIUM BICARBONATE PRODUCTION PLANT AND SOLUTION MINING & POWER PLANT PLANNED IN TRONA MINE SITE NO. IR: 50019", KAZAN SODA MADEN ENERJi NAK. SAN. VE TiC. A. S. & KAZAN ELEKTRiK ORETiM A. S. - INTEGRATED PROJECT OF NATURAL GAS COGENERATION; FINAL EIA REPORT (VOLUME I), (20120101), XP093299196-
OPPOSITION- D10 - Claim Chart: Claims 1-6, 9 vs. D6b/e-
OPPOSITION- D13 - Written statement from Professor Avci (Professor of Civil Engineering at Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey) - incl. Annexes 1 - 9 Annex 1, 15th page Annex 2, 27th page Annex 3, 61st page and USB submitted by courier USB (2 video clips) Annex 4 (incl. Annexes 4.01-4.14), 87th page Annex 5, (incl. Annexes 5.01-5.06) 281st page Annex 6, 487th page Annex 7, 542nd page Annex 8, 533rd page Annex 9, 535th page-
OPPOSITION- D14 - Witness statement from Mr Van Kleeff (Dutch lawyer) incl. Annexes 1- 4 Annex 1, 9th page Annex 2, 35th page Annex 3, 41st page and USB submitted by courier Annex 4, 43rd page-
OPPOSITION- D23 - Grounds of Opposition against 1st Divisional Patent, EP 3 196 165 B1-
OPPOSITION- D24 - Patentee letter filing claims, 27.01.2021-
OPPOSITION- D25 - Patentee Response to Opposition first divisional, EP 3 196 165 B1, 29.07.2022-
OPPOSITION- D26 - 1st Summons and Preliminary Opinion first divisional, EP 3 196 165 B1, 25.07.2024-
OPPOSITION- D27 - Opponent response to summons preliminary opinion first divisional, EP 3 196 165 B1, 22.08.2024-
OPPOSITION- D28 - Opponent submission to first divisional opposition, EP 3 196 165 B1, 19.11.2024-
OPPOSITION- D29 - 2nd Summons and Preliminary Opinion for first divisional, EP 3 196 165 B1, 16.12.2024-
OPPOSITION- D30 - Calculations of salt precipitation-
OPPOSITION- D31 - 1st Expert report of Allan Myerson-
OPPOSITION- D31a - Annex1 for 1st expert report of Allan Myerson-
OPPOSITION- D31b - Annex2 for 1st expert report of Allan Myerson-
OPPOSITION- D31c - Annex 3 for 1st expert report of Allan Myerson -Calculations common ion effect-
OPPOSITION- D32 - 2nd Expert report of Allan Myerson and Annex thereof2-
OPPOSITION- D32a - Annex for 2nd expert report of Allan Myerson - Notes on Calculations-
OPPOSITION- D33 - 3rd Expert report of Allan Myerson-
OPPOSITION- D34 - 1st Declaration of Alain Vandendoren-
OPPOSITION- D35 - 2nd Declaration of Alain Vandendoren-
OPPOSITION- D36 - Expert report of Esra Ter Cavuslar-
OPPOSITION- D38 - Brenntag product information page (2013-08-08)-
OPPOSITION- D6a - Kazan “CAUSTIC SODA PRODUCTION UNIT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT APPLICATION FILE”; 21 January 2013-
OPPOSITION- D6b - Kazan “CAUSTIC SODA PRODUCTION UNIT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT”; 03 July 2013-
OPPOSITION- D6c - Kazan “CAUSTIC SODA PRODUCTION UNIT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT”; Final EIA Report-
OPPOSITION- D6d - Translation of portions of D6a-
OPPOSITION- D6e - Translation of portions of D6b-
OPPOSITION- D7 - Turkish Ministry letter 17-01-2022-
OPPOSITION- D8 - Turkish Ministry letter 24-01-2022-
OPPOSITION- D9 - Public announcement re D6c-
OPPOSITION- DONALD E. GARRETT, "Chapter 13 Soda Ash Uses", Natural Soda Ash - Occurrences, processing and use, New York, VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD, (19920101), pages 445 - 499, ISBN 0-442-23927-0, XP009562680-
OPPOSITION- Donald E. Garrett, "Chapter 17 Physical Properties; Solubility Data; Chemistry", Donald E. Garrett, Donald E. Garrett, Natural Soda Ash - Occurrences, processing and use, New York, VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD, (19920101), pages 538 - 611, ISBN 0-442-23927-0, XP009562683-
OPPOSITION- DONALD E. GARRETT, "Chapter 8 - Production", Natural Soda Ash - Occurrences, processing and use, New York, VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD, (19920101), pages 267 - 358, ISBN 0-442-23927-0, XP009562681-
OPPOSITION- DONALD E. GARRETT, "Preface and Acknowledgments", Natural Soda Ash - Occurrences, processing and use, New York, VAN NOSTRAND REINHOLD, (19920101), pages ix - xi, ISBN 0-442-23927-0, XP009562682-
OPPOSITION- "Sodium Chloride; Sodium Sulfate", Atherton Seidell, Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds, 2nd Edition, New York, D. van Nostrand Company, (19190101), page 644; 670, XP009562709-
OPPOSITION- Wang, L.K., Vaccari, D.A., Li, Y., Shammas, N.K., "5 Chemical Precipitation", Wang, L.K., Vaccari, D.A., Li, Y., Shammas, N.K., Lawrence K. Wang, Yung-Tse Hung, Nazih K. Shammas, Physicochemical Treatment Processes; Volume 3 - Handbook of Environmental Engineering, Totowa, New Jersey, Humana Press, (20050101), pages 141 - 197, ISBN 978-1-58829-165-3, XP009562653-
OPPOSITION- Martyn Kenny, Tony Oates, "Lime and Limestone", Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Weinheim , Wiley-VCH , doi:10.1002/14356007.a15_317.pub2, ISBN 978-3-527-30673-2, XP055328820
OPPOSITION- Thieme Christian, "Sodium Carbonates", Thieme Christian, Thieme Christian, Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Weinheim , Wiley-VCH Verlag , (20000615), vol. 33, pages 299 - 317, doi:10.1002/14356007.a24_299, ISBN 9783527306732, XP009526158
OPPOSITION- Cetin Kurt, Bittner Jürgen, "Sodium Hydroxide", Cetin Kurt, Bittner Jürgen, Thieme Christian, Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, Weinheim , Wiley-VCH Verlag , doi:10.1002/14356007.a24_345.pub2, ISBN 9783527306732, XP055026253
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