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(11) EP 0 533 239 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.08.1993 Bulletin 1993/31

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.03.1993 Bulletin 1993/12

(21) Application number: 92202668.7

(22) Date of filing: 03.09.1992
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: C11D 3/386, C11D 17/00, C11D 3/00, C11D 3/395
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE ES FR GB IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 17.09.1991 GB 9119936

(71) Applicants:
  • UNILEVER N.V.
    NL-3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)

    CH DE ES FR IT LI NL SE 
  • UNILEVER PLC
    London EC4P 4BQ (GB)

    GB 

(72) Inventor:
  • Tomlinson, Alan D., Unilever Res. Vlaardingen Lab.
    NL-3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)

(74) Representative: Kan, Jacob Hendrik, Dr. et al
Unilever N.V. Patent Division P.O. Box 137
NL-3130 AC Vlaardingen
NL-3130 AC Vlaardingen (NL)


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    (54) Aqueous liquid cleaning compositions


    (57) A preferably mildly alkaline aqueous liquid cleaning composition, especially but not exclusively adapted for use in automatic dishwashing machines comprising an enzyme, encapsulated bleach particles, a reducing agent in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.5% by weight and water in an amount of not more than 55% by weight is disclosed. The compositions show excellent enzyme stability.





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