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(11) EP 1 369 472 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
31.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/14

(43) Date of publication:
10.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/50

(21) Application number: 03076383.3

(22) Date of filing: 08.05.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C11D 3/39
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 06.06.2002 GB 0212984

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

    AT BE BG CH LI CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HU IT LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR 
  • UNILEVER PLC
    London EC4P 4BQ (GB)

    CY GB IE 

(72) Inventors:
  • Appel, Adrianus Cornelis Maria
    3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)
  • Hage, Ronald
    3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)
  • Hermant, Roelant Mathijs
    3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)
  • Lienke, Joachim
    3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)
  • Veerman, Simon Marinus
    3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)

(74) Representative: Elliott, Peter William et al
Unilever plc Patent Division Colworth House Sharnbrook
Bedford MK44 1LQ
Bedford MK44 1LQ (GB)

   


(54) Preserved enhancement of bleaching catalyst


(57) The present invention provides a catalytic bleaching system that is low in surfactant alkyl hydroperoxide and comprises an antioxidant.