ATE201331T1 - Behandlung von abgasen - Google Patents

Behandlung von abgasen

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ATE201331T1
ATE201331T1 AT98940395T AT98940395T ATE201331T1 AT E201331 T1 ATE201331 T1 AT E201331T1 AT 98940395 T AT98940395 T AT 98940395T AT 98940395 T AT98940395 T AT 98940395T AT E201331 T1 ATE201331 T1 AT E201331T1
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exhaust gases
exhaust
treatment
electrodes
active material
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AT98940395T
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Stephen Ivor Hall
Fiona Winterbottom
Michael Inman
David Leslie Segal
David Raybone
James Timothy Shawcross
Ross Alexander Morgan
Anthony Robert Martin
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Aea Technology Plc
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Priority claimed from GBGB9718971.6A external-priority patent/GB9718971D0/en
Priority claimed from GB9726714A external-priority patent/GB2332379A/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9726713.2A external-priority patent/GB9726713D0/en
Application filed by Aea Technology Plc filed Critical Aea Technology Plc
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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9718971.6A GB9718971D0 (en) 1997-09-09 1997-09-09 Gas purification
GB9726714A GB2332379A (en) 1997-12-19 1997-12-19 Gas purification
GBGB9726713.2A GB9726713D0 (en) 1997-12-19 1997-12-19 Gas purification
PCT/GB1998/002569 WO1999012638A1 (en) 1997-09-09 1998-08-26 Treatment of gaseous emissions

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JP (1) JP2001515779A (de)
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