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EP 4 240 820 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 13.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/37 (21) Application number: 21791408.4 (22) Date of filing: 19.10.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 3/20(2006.01) C11D 3/48(2006.01) C11D 3/39(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C11D 3/48; C11D 3/3947; C11D 3/2086; C11D 3/2082; C11D 1/94; C11D 1/92; C11D 1/72; C11D 3/222; C11D 11/0023; C11D 1/62 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/078941 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/096260 (12.05.2022 Gazette 2022/19)

(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: 09.11.2020 EP 20206512 (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: PAUL, Pintu Whitefield, Bangalore 560 066 (IN) CREMONESI, Claudia 26841 Casalpusterlengo Lodi (IT) MADHAVAN, Uma Whitefield, Bangalore 560 066 (IN) TAINO, Giovanni 26841 Casalpusterlengo Lodi (IT) (74) Representative: Corsten, Michael Allan  Unilever Patent Group Bronland 14 6708 WH Wageningen 6708 WH Wageningen (NL)