D.4. Official Patent Application Filing Receipt for the invention titled "Process for Obtaining a Chemically Modified Voltammetric Sensor with Soybean Biochar for the Determination of Tartrazine," filed with the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), providing evidence of Mrs. Sousa’s original contribution to the development of sensors for food safety and environmental monitoring, representing a distinct and novel application of her biochar research.

Exhibit D - Petitioner’s original scientific, scholarly, artistic, or business-related contributions of major significance in the field · groupOrder=4 · order=3