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(43) Date of publication: 10.05.2023 Bulletin 2023/19 (21) Application number: 21732328.6 (22) Date of filing: 17.06.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 3/48(2006.01) C11D 3/30(2006.01) C11D 1/62(2006.01) C11D 3/20(2006.01) C11D 11/00(2006.01) C11D 1/66(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C11D 3/48; C11D 3/2041; C11D 3/30; C11D 1/62; C11D 1/66; C11D 11/0023 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/066363 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/002607 (06.01.2022 Gazette 2022/01)

(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: 03.07.2020 IN 202021028469 24.08.2020 EP 20192326 (71) Applicants: Unilever IP Holdings B.V. 3013 AL Rotterdam (NL) AL AT BE BG CH CZ DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IS LI LT LU LV MC MK NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM  Unilever Global IP Limited Wirral, Merseyside CH62 4ZD (GB) CY DE GB IE IT MT RS TR

(72) Inventors: BISWAS, Sarmistha Bangalore 560 066 Whitefield (IN) MAJUMDAR, Udayan Bangalore 560 066 Whitefield (IN) PATHAK, Gaurav Bangalore 560 066 Whitefield (IN) VADHYAR, Jayashree, Anantharam Bangalore 560 066 Whitefield (IN) (74) Representative: Reijns, Tiemen Geert Pieter  Unilever Patent Group Bronland 14 6708 WH Wageningen 6708 WH Wageningen (NL)