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(43) Date of publication: 05.07.2023 Bulletin 2023/27 (21) Application number: 21766611.4 (22) Date of filing: 23.08.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 1/37(2006.01) C11D 3/00(2006.01) C11D 11/00(2006.01) C11D 1/12(2006.01) C11D 17/06(2006.01) C11D 3/10(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C11D 1/37; C11D 1/126; C11D 3/0026; C11D 17/06; C11D 11/0017; C11D 3/10 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/073288 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/043269 (03.03.2022 Gazette 2022/09)

(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: 26.08.2020 EP 20192941 (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: BHUNIA, Panchanan Bangalore 560 066 (IN) SUBRAHMANIAM, Narayanan Bangalore 560 066 (IN) (74) Representative: Reijns, Tiemen Geert Pieter  Unilever Patent Group Bronland 14 6708 WH Wageningen 6708 WH Wageningen (NL)