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(43) Date of publication: 24.07.2024 Bulletin 2024/30 (21) Application number: 22785958.4 (22) Date of filing: 12.09.2022

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 11/00(2006.01) C11D 3/12(2006.01) C11D 1/83(2006.01) C11D 1/22(2006.01) C11D 17/00(2006.01) C11D 3/14(2006.01) C11D 1/72(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C11D 17/0013; C11D 1/72; C11D 1/83; C11D 1/22; C11D 3/1213; C11D 3/14; C11D 3/1233; C11D 2111/14 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2022/075240 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/041471 (23.03.2023 Gazette 2023/12)

(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: 14.09.2021 IN 202121041424 15.10.2021 EP 21203003 (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: DAGAONKAR, Manoj Vilas 6708 WH Wageningen (NL) GHOSH, Somnath 6708 WH Wageningen (NL) (74) Representative: Corsten, Michael Allan  Unilever Patent Group Bronland 14 6708 WH Wageningen 6708 WH Wageningen (NL)