Antonio Cid1,2\*

1 Physical Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Vigo, Ourense, Galicia, Spain

2 UCIBIO@REQUIMTE, Chemistry Department, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal

\*Address all correspondence to: acids@fct.unl.pt

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