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(43) Date of publication: 16.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/24 (21) Application number: 08804758.4 (22) Date of filing: 25.09.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 17/06(2006.01) C11D 3/50(2006.01) C11D 3/40(2006.01) C11D 17/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2008/062873 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/047125 (16.04.2009 Gazette 2009/16)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 12.10.2007 IN MU20342007 08.01.2008 EP 08150097 (71) Applicants: Unilever PLC London EC4Y 0DY (GB) CY GB IE MT  Unilever N.V. 3013 AL Rotterdam (NL) AT BE BG CH CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(72) Inventors: CUTRONA, Janette 1309 Sao Paulo - Sp (BR) DRIEL VAN, Rudolf, Govert 04789040 Sao Paulo (BR) GEERSE, Kees, Bert NL-3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL) LEMPERS, Edwin, Leo, Mario Mumbai 400 099 (IN) (74) Representative: Kan, Jacob Hendrik  Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen 3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)