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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.01.2016 (43) Date of publication: 22.03.2017 Bulletin 2017/12 (21) Application number: 15717911.0 (22) Date of filing: 24.04.2015

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 1/37(2006.01) C11D 17/00(2006.01) C11D 1/14(2006.01) C11D 3/10(2006.01) C11D 1/29(2006.01) C11D 1/22(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2015/058969 (87) International publication number: WO 2015/172993 (19.11.2015 Gazette 2015/46)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA (30) Priority: 14.05.2014 EP 14168231 (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: ASSIGHAOU, Souad Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) BEST, Jonathan Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) JOHNSTON, Helena Marianne Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) THORLEY, David Christopher Wirral Merseyside CH63 3JW (GB) (74) Representative: Corsten, Michael Allan  Unilever N.V. Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen 3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)