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(43) Date of publication: 17.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/29 (21) Application number: 17752153.1 (22) Date of filing: 21.08.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01J 20/06(2006.01) B01J 20/04(2006.01) B01J 20/28(2006.01) B01J 20/30(2006.01) B01J 20/08(2006.01) B01J 20/20(2006.01) B01J 20/32(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2017/071010 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/046286 (15.03.2018 Gazette 2018/11)

(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: 06.09.2016 EP 16187431 (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: PRAMANIK, Amitava Whitefield Bangalore 560 066 (IN) DAS, Somnath Whitefield Bangalore 560 066 (IN) SARKAR, Priyanka Whitefield Bangalore 560 066 (IN) APPAVOO, Shanthi Whitefield Bangalore 560 066 (IN) (74) Representative: Tansley, Sally Elizabeth  Unilever N.V. Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen 3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)