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(43) Date of publication: 04.12.2024 Bulletin 2024/49 (21) Application number: 23701715.7 (22) Date of filing: 24.01.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C11D 3/00(2006.01) C11D 3/386(2006.01) C11D 3/22(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): C11D 3/0036; C11D 3/38645; C11D 3/222; C11D 2111/12 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2023/051613 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/144110 (03.08.2023 Gazette 2023/31)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 28.01.2022 EP 22154010 (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 ME 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) HIBARE, Sujitkumar, Suresh 6708 WH Wageningen (NL) KOHLI, Gurpreet, Singh 6708 WH Wageningen (NL) MANNA, Subhajit 6708 WH Wageningen (NL) (74) Representative: Reijns, Tiemen Geert Pieter  Unilever Patent Group Bronland 14 6708 WH Wageningen 6708 WH Wageningen (NL)