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(43) Date of publication: 01.03.2023 Bulletin 2023/09 (21) Application number: 21792130.3 (22) Date of filing: 23.04.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C25D 11/30(2006.01) C25D 3/46(2006.01) C25D 3/22(2006.01) C25D 5/14(2006.01) C25D 5/18(2006.01) C25D 3/12(2006.01) C25D 3/38(2006.01) C25D 9/12(2006.01) C25D 5/16(2006.01) C25D 13/18(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C25D 11/30; C25D 3/38; C25D 3/46; C25D 3/562; C25D 3/565; C23C 18/36; C23G 1/14; C23G 1/00; C25D 11/024; C23C 28/00; C25D 5/625 (86) International application number: PCT/NZ2021/050068 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/215940 (28.10.2021 Gazette 2021/43)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 24.04.2020 US 202063015411 P (71) Applicant: Cirrus Materials Science Limited Auckland, 0627 (NZ)	(72) Inventors: HOU, Fengyan Auckland (NZ) GOODE, Christopher William Auckland, 0920 (NZ) (74) Representative: Acapo AS  Edvard Griegs vei 1 5059 Bergen 5059 Bergen (NO)