D.2. Patent Registration BR 102024021199-5 A2, titled "Process for Obtaining a Chemically Modified Voltammetric Sensor with Rice Husk Biochar for Diclofenac Determination," issued by the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), demonstrating Mrs. Sousa’s authorship of an original technological advancement in the field of electroanalytical chemistry, specifically regarding the sustainable detection of pharmaceutical contaminants.

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