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Mariana da Corte Abreu is a Chemical Engineering with a Master's Degree in Energy and Bioenergy and currently, is student in the Doctoral Program in Bioenergy at NOVA School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT). She was a Ph.D. student fellow with reference 2020.06236.BD (https://doi.org/10.54499/2020.06236.BD) in the Project "BIOENER(GIS)-Using GIS Methodologies and Tools Towards Energy Crops for a Sustainable Land Use in Portugal" funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P (FCT) until March 2025, being the work developed in the National Laboratory of Energy and Geology, I.P (LNEG). She has 3 articles published in conferences. She published 2 papers in specialized journals and is co-author in other 4 articles. She has 1 book chapter. Presented 5 posters at conferences. Presented 10 oral works. She participated in several events and training courses related to biomass/bioenergy and cartography. She carried out scientific refereeing on several papers from several MDPI journals. It is a member of "Subprogramme 5 (SP5) – Sustainability, Techno-Economic Analysis, Public Perception" specifically in the Research Priority "1 - Land use impacts of bioenergy" of the European Energy Research Alliance - EERA (Bioenergy Joint Programme). She collaborated in the execution of the report entitled "Estimativa de potenciais técnicos de energia renovável em Portugal: eólico, solar fotovoltaico, solar concentrado, biomassa e oceanos" for LNEG. She received an honorary mention for his Undergraduate Dissertation. Competences and areas of activity: biomass, bioenergy, biofuels, energy, bioproducts, biomass conversion processes, energy crops, wastes, soils with low ILUC risk like marginal/degraded/contaminated (MDC) soils, chemical engineering, mapping, georeferencing, Geographic Information System (GIS), ArcGIS software, Sustainable Value (VS) calculation, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA), OpenLCA software, Microsoft Visio, among others.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mariana da Corte Abreu

Citation names

  • Abreu, Mariana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4711-F6D2-06FC
ORCID iD
0000-0002-7906-3025

Email addresses

  • mariana.abreu@lneg.pt (Professional)
  • m.abreu@campus.fct.unl.pt (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Agrarian Sciences - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Forestry
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology - Biomass Feedstock Production Technologies
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Biofuels
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Process Engineering
  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Geosciences, Multidisciplinary

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/11/30
Concluded
Curso Prático On-Line sobre o SNIG (Outros)
Direção-Geral do Território, Portugal
2023/10/18
Concluded
Curso de informação geográfica voluntária para o melhoramento dos produtos cartográficos SMOS com o visualizador COSvgi (Outros)
Direção-Geral do Território, Portugal
2023/10/11
Concluded
Curso de análise espaciotemporal do território com o visualizador viSMOS (Outros)
Direção-Geral do Território, Portugal
2023/10/04
Concluded
Análise da série multitemporal da Carta de Uso e Ocupação de Solo (COS) com o visualizador COScid do SMOS (SMOS) (Outros)
Direção-Geral do Território, Portugal
2022/09/26 - 2022/09/30
Concluded
Process Development and Process Evaluation in Biorefinery Industry (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica)
ESEIA International Student Camp 2022, Portugal
2022/04/13 - 2022/05/20
Concluded
Esri Training MOOC Course - Going Places with Spatial Analysis (Outros)
Major in Geographic Information System (GIS) ArcGIS Software
Esri, United States
2021/12/13
Concluded
SMOS - Sistema de Monitorização de Ocupação do Solo (Outros)
Direção-Geral do Território, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/04
Concluded
O Essencial da Gestão de Dados de Investigação (Outros)
NAU platform, Portugal
2020/11/30 - 2021/02/26
Concluded
Curso de Fundamentos de Biogás (Outros)
Major in Biogás
Brazil GEF Biogas Project, Brazil
2021/02/11
Concluded
Ética e Conducta (Outros)
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
2020/12/17
Concluded
V Encontro Nacional de Infraestruturas de Informação Geográfica (Outros)
Direção-Geral do Território, Portugal
2020/09/08 - 2020/09/09
Concluded
2020 AAIC Webinar Series (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Industrial Crops
Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops, United States
2019/04/05 - 2020/03/03
Concluded
Recognition of Academic Level of Degree in Chemical Engineering - Ref.ª 220200017773 (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
13
2019/09/16 - 2019/12/12
Concluded
Extracurricular Unit Engenharia Bioquímica I (EB I) (Outros)
Major in Basic principles of biological reactor design
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Química, Portugal
13
2019/09/17 - 2019/12/11
Concluded
Extracurricular Unit Bioquímica Geral B (BG.b) (Outros)
Major in Chemical processes of living organisms (biological macromolecules and their molecular interaction)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Química, Portugal
14
2019/09/28 - 2019/09/30
Concluded
Project Management Course (Outros)
Major in Project management methodologies and tools
Universidade Nova de Lisboa NOVA Doctoral School, Portugal
17
2019/03/15 - 2019/06/07
Concluded
Curricular Unit Energia e Sustentabilidade Ambiental (ESA) (Outros)
Major in Economics and Environment, Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and OpenLCA software training
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
19
2019/02/02 - 2019/02/09
Concluded
Design Thinking Course (Outros)
Major in Ferramentas e técnicas de pensamento diferente para criar soluções innovadoras com impacto
Universidade Nova de Lisboa NOVA Doctoral School, Portugal
17
2016/11/11 - 2016/11/12
Concluded
9.º Curso de Formação em Ética e Deontologia Profissional (Outros)
Ordem dos Engenheiros da Região da Madeira, Portugal
Aprovado
2014/07/21
Concluded
Master Degree in Energy and Bioenergy (Mestrado)
Major in Biomass, energy crops, Geographic Information System (GIS), processes for converting biomass into energy and biofuels
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Avaliação do potencial de biomassa florestal da Ilha da Madeira para produção de combustíveis sólidos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17
2012/06/22 - 2012/06/22
Concluded
Using ArcCatalog: Tips and Tricks (web course) (Outros)
Major in Geographic Information System (GIS) ArcGIS Software
Esri, United States
Aprovado
2012/05/27 - 2012/06/05
Concluded
Aprender ArcGIS Desktop (para ArcGIS 10) (web course) (Outros)
Major in Geographic Information System (GIS) ArcGIS Software
Esri, United States
Aprovado
2010/06/18
Concluded
Chemical Engineering (pre-Bologna) (Licence)
Major in Industrial production and operation processes
Universidad Central de Venezuela Facultad de Ingenieria, Venezuela
"Design of the New Production Area of ¿¿the Acid Line of the Company Fuller Interamericana C.A" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2009/03 - 2009/12 Research Trainee (Research) Fuller Interamericana C.A, Venezuela
Fuller Interamericana C.A, Venezuela

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2008/09 - 2009/09 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidad Central de Venezuela Facultad de Ingenieria, Venezuela
Universidad Central de Venezuela Facultad de Ingenieria, Venezuela

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/04/01 - 2025/03/31 Ph.D. Student Fellow Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2019/10/22 - 2021/03/31 Research Fellow Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
2017/04/05 - 2019/06/30 Research Fellow Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia Unidade de Bioenergia, Portugal
2015/05 - 2016/07 Collaborator Energia Local, Portugal
2014/12/01 - 2015/08/31 Professional Internship Agência Regional da Energia e Ambiente da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal
Agência Regional da Energia e Ambiente da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/04/01 - 2025/03/31 BIOENER(GIS)-Using GIS Methodologies and Tools Towards Energy Crops for a Sustainable Land Use in Portugal
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia Unidade de Bioenergia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/10/22 - 2021/03/31 BBRI - Biomass and Bioenergy Research Infrastructure
Research Fellow
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/04/05 - 2019/06/30 CONVERTE - Potencial Biomássico para Energia
Research Fellow
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - Campus do Lumiar, Portugal
PO SEUR - Programa Operacional Sustentabilidade e Eficiência no Uso de Recursos
Concluded
2014/12 - 2015/08 BIOMASSA - Valorização da biomassa vegetal
Technical development
Agência Regional da Energia e Ambiente da Região Autónoma da Madeira, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Simoes, Sofia; Simões, Teresa; Barbosa, Juliana; Rodrigues, Carlos; Azevedo, Pedro; Cardoso, João P.; Facão, Jorge; et al. Estimativa de potenciais técnicos de energia renovável em Portugal: eólico, solar fotovoltaico, solar concentrado, biomassa e oceanos. 2023.
Book chapter
  1. Abreu, Mariana; Reis, Alberto; Fernando, Ana Luisa. "Marginal soils for bioenergy production - How to identify these soils in Portugal?". In WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV Book. Portugal, 2023.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003345084-59
Conference abstract
  1. Abreu, Mariana; Reis, Alberto; Fernando, Ana Luisa. "Energy crops: the decarbonized solution for low-quality land". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, Évora, 2022.
    Published
  2. Abreu, Mariana; Trancoso, Maria Ascensão; Crujeira, Teresa; Sousa, Rita; Calisto, Sandra; Branco, Jorgiana; Oliveira, Ana Cristina; et al. "Analytical Protocol for the Characterisation of Solid Organic Fractions: Contribution for the Biochemical and Thermochemical Potential Assessment of Biomass". Paper presented in 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE), Lisboa, 2019.
    Published
  3. Abreu, Mariana; Reis, Alberto; Moura, Patrícia; Fernando, Ana Luisa; Luís, Gabriel; Quental, Lídia; Patinha, Pedro; Gírio, Francisco. "CONVERTE Project Evaluation of the Potential of Energy Crops in Portugal". Paper presented in 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE), Lisboa, 2019.
    Published
  4. Abreu, Mariana; Moura, Patrícia; Reis, Alberto; Eusébio, Ana; Oliveira, Ana Cristina; Pinto, Filomena; Alexandre, Jorge; et al. "The CONVERTE Project: Biomass Potential for Energy". Paper presented in 4th International Conference: WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Porto, 2017.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Abreu, Mariana; Fernando, Ana Luisa; Monti, Andrea; Reis, Alberto. Corresponding author: Abreu, Mariana. "Selection of Potential Energy Crops in Marginal Soils of Mainland Portugal". Paper presented in 32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Marseille, 2024.
    Published • 10.5071/32ndEUBCE2024-1BV.3.1
  2. Abreu, Mariana; Reis, Alberto; Fernando, Ana Luisa; QUENTAL, LÍDIA; Patinha, Pedro; GIRIO, FRANCISCO. Corresponding author: Abreu, Mariana. "GIS-Based Model to Identify Marginal Soils for Bioenergy Production". Paper presented in 31st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, Bologna, 2023.
    Published • 10.5071/31stEUBCE2023-1DV.4.4
  3. Reis, Alberto; Abreu, Mariana; Pacheco, Marta; Bernardo, Joana ; Silva, R.; Domingues, L.; Teixeira, J.A.; GIRIO, FRANCISCO. "Infraestrutura de investigação para a biomassa e a bioenergia: BBRI - Biomass and Bioenergy Research Infrastructure". Paper presented in CIES2020 - XVII Congresso Ibérico e XIII Congresso Ibero-americano de Energia Solar, Lisboa, 2020.
    Published • 10.34637/cies2020.1.4086
Conference poster
  1. Abreu, Mariana. Corresponding author: Abreu, Mariana. "Selection of Potential Energy Crops in Marginal Soils of Mainland Portugal". Paper presented in 32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 2024.
    10.5071/32ndEUBCE2024-1BV.3.1
  2. Abreu, Mariana; Reis, Alberto; Fernando, Ana Luisa; QUENTAL, LÍDIA; Patinha, Pedro; GIRIO, FRANCISCO. Corresponding author: Abreu, Mariana. "GIS-Based Model to Identify Marginal Soils for Bioenergy Production". Paper presented in 31st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition, 2023.
    10.5071/31stEUBCE2023-1DV.4.4
  3. Abreu, Mariana; Reis, Alberto; Fernando, Ana Luisa. "Energy crops: the decarbonized solution for low-quality land". Paper presented in VII PhD Students Meeting in Environment and Agriculture, 2022.
  4. Trancoso, Maria Ascensão; Crujeira, Teresa; Sousa, Rita; Calisto, Sandra; Branco, Jorgiana; Oliveira, Ana Cristina; Passarinho, Paula Cristina; et al. "Analytical Protocol for the Characterisation of Solid Organic Fractions: Contribution for the Biochemical and Thermochemical Potential Assessment of Biomass". Paper presented in 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE), 2019.
  5. Abreu, Mariana; Moura, Patrícia ; Reis, Alberto; Eusébio, Ana; Oliveira, Ana Cristina; Pinto, Filomena; Alexandre, Jorge; et al. "The CONVERTE Project: Biomass Potential for Energy". Paper presented in 4th International Conference: WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, 2017.
Journal article
  1. Ana T. Crujeira; Maria A. Trancoso; Ana Eusébio; Ana Cristina Oliveira; Paula C. Passarinho; Mariana Abreu; Isabel P. Marques; et al. "Admissibility Grid to Support the Decision for the Preferential Routing of Portuguese Endogenous Waste Biomass for the Production of Biogas, Advanced Biofuels, Electricity and Heat". Biomass (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/biomass3040021.
    10.3390/biomass3040021
  2. Moura, Patrícia; Henriques, João; Alexandre, Jorge; Oliveira, Ana Cristina; Abreu, Mariana; Gírio, Francisco; Catarino, Justina. "Sustainable value methodology to compare the performance of conversion technologies for the production of electricity and heat, energy vectors and biofuels from waste biomass". Cleaner Waste Systems 3 (2022): 100029. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clwas.2022.100029.
    Published • 10.1016/j.clwas.2022.100029
  3. Abreu, Mariana; Silva, Luís; Ribeiro, Belina; Ferreira, Alice; Alves, Luís; Paixão, Susana M.; Gouveia, Luísa; et al. Corresponding author: Reis, Alberto. "Low Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) Energy Crops to Bioenergy and Biofuels-A Review". Energies 15 12 (2022): 4348. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15124348.
    Published • 10.3390/en15124348
  4. Vieira de Mendonça, Henrique; Assemany, Paula; Abreu, Mariana; Couto, Eduardo; Maciel, Alyne Martins; Duarte, Renata Lopes; Barbosa dos Santos, Marcela Granato; Reis, Alberto. "Microalgae in a global world: new solutions for old problems?". Renewable Energy (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.014.
    Published • 10.1016/j.renene.2020.11.014
  5. dos Santos, Marcela Granato Barbosa; Duarte, Renata Lopes; Maciel, Alyne Martins; Abreu, Mariana (4711-F6D2-06FC); Reis, Alberto; de Mendonça, Henrique Vieira. "Microalgae Biomass Production for Biofuels in Brazilian Scenario: A Critical Review". BioEnergy Research (2020): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12155-020-10180-1.
    Published • 10.1007/s12155-020-10180-1
  6. Mariana Abreu; Reis, Alberto; Moura, Patrícia; Fernando, Ana Luisa; Luís, António; Quental, Lídia; Patinha, Pedro; Gírio, Francisco. "Evaluation of the Potential of Biomass to Energy in Portugal—Conclusions from the CONVERTE Project". Energies 13 4 (2020): 937-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en13040937.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/en13040937
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/09/04 How GIS Tools Can Help To Identify Marginal Soils For The Bioenergy Sector In Mainland Portugal 35th Annual Conference & Meeting Lisbon, Portugal
Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops (AAIC) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/09/06 Marginal soils for bioenergy production - How to identify these soils in Portugal? 6th International Conference WASTES: Solutions Treatments Opportunities
Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos (CVR) e Universidade de Coimbra (UC) (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/06/27 BIOENER(GIS)-Using GIS Methodologies and Tools Towards Energy Crops for a Sustainable Land Use in Portugal Summer Seminar of the Doctoral Program in Bioenergy
FCT NOVA (Monte de Caparica, Portugal)
2022/06/01 BIOENER(GIS)-Using GIS Methodologies and Tools Towards Energy Crops for a Sustainable Land Use in Portugal Spring Seminar of the Doctoral Program in Bioenergy
FCT NOVA (Monte de Caparica, Portugal)
2021/01/27 Identification, location and management of biomass and waste with resource to the Geographic Information System (GIS) Bioenergy seminar (online)
FCT NOVA (Portugal)
2020/02/19 Identificação, localização e gestão de biomassas e resíduos com recurso a Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (SIG) 1º Workshop da BBRI - Biomass and Bioenergy Research Infrastructure
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - LNEG (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/06/28 Culturas energéticas em Portugal continental: bases de dados georreferenciadas e consulta dos mapas no Geoportal do LNEG - Porto Projeto CONVERTE: Apresentação de resultados
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - LNEG (S. Mamede de Infesta, Portugal)
2019/06/26 Culturas energéticas em Portugal continental: bases de dados georreferenciadas e consulta dos mapas no Geoportal do LNEG - Lisboa Projeto CONVERTE: Apresentação de resultados
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - LNEG (Amadora, Portugal)
2019/06/19 Culturas energéticas em Portugal continental: bases de dados georreferenciadas e consulta dos mapas no Geoportal do LNEG - Évora Projeto CONVERTE: Apresentação de resultados
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia - LNEG (evento realizado no PACT - Parque do Alentejo de Ciência e Tecnologia) (Évora, Portugal)
2019/05/27 Converte Project Evaluation of the Potential of Energy Crops in Portugal 27th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE)
European Commission (Lisboa, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2018/05/22 - 2018/05/22 Framing the Promotion of Biorefineries in the European Bioenergy and Bioeconomy Agenda and disseminating the PNPB - National Plan for the Promotion of Biorefineries and the financing mechanisms.
Conference
1ª. Conferência Nacional Biomassa & Biorrefinarias
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
2018/04/11 - 2018/04/13 Representation of the National Energy and Geology Laboratory - LNEG as an exhibitor on April 13th, at the MEcon Stand.
Exhibition
Portugal Smart Cities Summit - Green Business Week 2018
Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Portugal
2017/06/07 - 2017/06/07 Use and application of Copernicus data and information, presentation of general and specific categories (Ex: Terrestrial Monitoring Service), and the tools available to access the data and information.
Conference
Copernicus Training and Information Session in Portugal
Commission Européenne Représentation au Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Portugal
2017/05/31 - 2017/05/31 Presentation of COS (1995, 2007, and 2010) and CORINE Land Cover - CLC (1990, 2000, 2006, and 2012), land cover monitoring of the Copernicus Program of the European Environment Agency for Portugal and IP-Sentinel (images of Portugal on the Sentinel satellites).
Workshop
Cartografia de ocupação do solo e dinâmicas territoriais: COS, CLC e Copernicus
Direção-Geral do Território, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2024/03/05 - Current Mechanical Engineering and Resource Sustainability Center (MEtRICs) Ph.D Student Member
2019/04/01 - Current European Energy Research Alliance - EERA (Bioenergy Joint Programme) Member of "Subprogramme 5 (SP5) – Sustainability, Techno-Economic Analysis, Public Perception" specifically in the Research Priority "1 - Land use impacts of bioenergy".

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2009/03 - 2009/09 Kinetic Curricular Unit Chemical engineering (Licence) Universidad Central de Venezuela Facultad de Ingenieria, Venezuela
2008/09 - 2009/03 Kinetic Curricular Unit Chemical engineering (Licence) Universidad Central de Venezuela Facultad de Ingenieria, Venezuela

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/12 - Current Land (2073-445X) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2024/11 - Current Water (2073-4441) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2024/05 - Current Fermentation (2311-5637) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2024/03 - Current Clean Technologies (2571-8797) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2023/02 - Current Remote Sensing (2072-4292) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2022/09 - Current Sustainability (2071-1050) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2022/06 - Current Agronomy (2073-4395) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2021/06 - Current Energies (1996-1073) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
2021/04 - Current Forest (1999-4907) Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Distinctions

Other distinction

2010 Honorable mention
Universidad Central de Venezuela Facultad de Ingenieria, Venezuela