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(43) Date of publication: 13.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/15 (21) Application number: 14803353.3 (22) Date of filing: 21.05.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 1/06(2006.01) C11D 1/83(2006.01) C11D 17/06(2006.01) C11D 1/66(2006.01) C11D 3/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CN2014/077951 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/190865 (04.12.2014 Gazette 2014/49)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 31.05.2013 WO PCT/CN2013/076550 05.07.2013 EP 13175351 (71) Applicants: Unilever N.V. 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: BARNES, Andrew Anthony Howard Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) JOHNSON, Simon Anthony Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) KENT, Anthony Clifford Birmingham West Midlands B15 2TT (GB) PELAN, Edward George NL-3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL) STOYANOV, Simeon Dobrev NL-3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL) ZHOU, Weizheng Shanghai 200335 (CN) ZHOU, Huanjun Shanghai 200335 (CN) ZHANG, Peng Shanghai 200335 (CN) (74) Representative: Corsten, Michael Allan  Unilever N.V. Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen 3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)