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1 Laboratory of Technological and Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Institute of Exact and Biological Sciences (ICEB), Federal University of Ouro Preto, Campus Universitário Morro do Cruzeiro, Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil

2 Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Suckow Fonseca – CEFET-RJ, Angra dos Reis, RJ, Brasil

3 Federal University of São João del Rei – UFSJ – Campus Ouro Branco, Ouro Branco, MG, Brazil

4 Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Paducah Extended Campus, Paducah, KY, USA

5 Engineering School of Lorena – EEL-USP, Universidade de São Paulo - USP, Lorena, SP, Brazil

6 Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Campus Guaratinguetá, Guaratinguetá, SP, Brasil

\*Address all correspondence to: mateus.amaral@ufop.edu.br

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