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(43) Date of publication: 25.09.2019 Bulletin 2019/39 (21) Application number: 17797251.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.10.2017

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 1/22(2006.01) C11D 1/83(2006.01) C11D 11/04(2006.01) C11D 1/72(2006.01) C11D 3/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2017/076963 (87) International publication number: WO 2018/091226 (24.05.2018 Gazette 2018/21)

(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: 18.11.2016 EP 16199475 (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 Whitefield Bangalore 560 066 (IN) GHOSH, Somnath Whitefield Bangalore 560 066 (IN) MAITY, Sujoy Whitefield Bangalore 560 066 (IN) MONDANI, Paolo 26841 Casalpusterlengo Lodi (IT) (74) Representative: Corsten, Michael Allan  Unilever N.V. Unilever Patent Group Olivier van Noortlaan 120 3133 AT Vlaardingen 3133 AT Vlaardingen (NL)