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(43) Date of publication: 03.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/27 (21) Application number: 22768400.8 (22) Date of filing: 23.08.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 1/37(2006.01) C11D 3/37(2006.01) C11D 1/22(2006.01) C11D 3/00(2006.01) C11D 1/14(2006.01) C11D 1/29(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C11D 1/37; C11D 1/146; C11D 1/143; C11D 1/22; C11D 1/29; C11D 3/0026; C11D 3/373; C11D 3/3742 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/073365 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/025739 (02.03.2023 Gazette 2023/09)

(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: 25.08.2021 EP 21193056 (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 6708 WH Wageningen (NL) SUBRAHMANIAM, Narayanan 6708 WH Wageningen (NL) (74) Representative: Reijns, Tiemen Geert Pieter  Unilever Patent Group Bronland 14 6708 WH Wageningen 6708 WH Wageningen (NL)