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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.05.2002 (43) Date of publication: 09.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/15 (21) Application number: 01965008.4 (22) Date of filing: 19.06.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C11D 3/50, C11D 17/04, C11D 3/18, C11D 3/37, C11D 1/66, C11D 3/20 (86) International application number: PCT/EP0106/956 (87) International publication number: WO 0200/3926 (17.01.2002 Gazette 2002/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 10.07.2000 GB 0016847 (71) Applicants: UNILEVER PLC London EC4P 4BQ (GB) CY GB IE  UNILEVER N.V. 3013 AL Rotterdam (NL) AT BE CH LI DE DK ES FI FR GR IT LU MC NL PT SE TR	(72) Inventor: FRASER, Stuart B.,Unilever Research Port Sunlight Wirral,Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) (74) Representative: Elliott, Peter William et al Unilever PLCPatent Department,Colworth HouseSharnbrook Bedford MK44 1LQ Bedford MK44 1LQ (GB)