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(43) Date of publication: 17.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/42 (21) Application number: 16801526.1 (22) Date of filing: 28.11.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 1/22(2006.01) C11D 1/83(2006.01) C11D 1/37(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2016/078993 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/097621 (15.06.2017 Gazette 2017/24)

(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 MD (30) Priority: 11.12.2015 EP 15199497 (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: DAGAONKAR, Manoj, Vilas Bangalore 560 066 (IN) GHOSH, Somnath Bangalore 560 066 (CN) (74) Representative: Corsten, Michael Allan  Unilever N.V. Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen 3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)