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(43) Date of publication: 24.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/43 (21) Application number: 10790638.0 (22) Date of filing: 08.12.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 1/72(2006.01) C11D 3/04(2006.01) C11D 17/00(2006.01) C11D 1/83(2006.01) C11D 3/43(2006.01) C11D 3/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2010/069121 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/073062 (23.06.2011 Gazette 2011/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 16.12.2009 IN MU28992009 01.02.2010 EP 10152245 (71) Applicants: Unilever NV 3013 AL Rotterdam (NL) AL AT BE BG CH CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR  Unilever PLC London, Greater London EC4Y 0DY (GB) CY GB IE MT

(72) Inventors: NAGARAJAN, Arun, Kumar Whitefield, Bangalore 560 066 (IN) ROUT, Deeleep, Kumar Whitefield, Bangalore 560 066 (IN) SINHA, Ritesh, Kumar Whitefield, Bangalore 560 066 (IN) (74) Representative: Kan, Jacob Hendrik  Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen 3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)