Mariana Matos

Researcher

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Research Gate: Mariana Matos

Orcid ID: 0000-0003-4076-2459

Lab 133 / 610 / 602 - Chemistry Department

Ph: +351 21 294 8300 ext.10917

Email: m.matos@fct.unl.pt

Education:

(2022) PhD in  Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - FCT NOVA

(2012) Master degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering – FCT/UNL

 

Research interests:

  • Mariana Matos works in the environmental/industrial bioengineering field with focus on the exploitation of industrial wastes/wastewaters for the production of biopolymers and  biogas. She has special interest in the areas of process optimisation and monitoring, wastewater treatment and waste/sub-products valorisation.

 

Relevant publications:


Pereira, J.R., Rafael, A.M., Esmail, A., Morais, M., Matos, M., Marques, A.C., Reis, M.A.M., Freitas, F., 2023. Preparation of Porous Scaffold Based on Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) and FucoPol. Polymers (Basel). 15, 2945. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15132945n

 

 

Ponjavic, M., Malagurski, I., Lazic, J., Jeremic, S., Pavlovic, V., Prlainovic, N., Maksimovic, V., Cosovic, V., Atanase, L.I., Freitas, F., Matos, M., Nikodinovic-Runic, J., 2023. Advancing PHBV Biomedical Potential with the Incorporation of Bacterial Biopigment Prodigiosin. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24, 1906. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24031906

 

 

Souza, H.K.S., Matos, M., Reis, M.A.M., Covas, J.A., Hilliou, L., 2023. Can Biomass Mastication Assist the Downstreaming of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Produced from Mixed Microbial Cultures? Molecules 28, 767. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28020767

 

 

Battista, F., Strazzera, G., Valentino, F., Gottardo, M., Villano, M., Matos, M., Silva, F., M. Reis, M.A., Mata-Alvarez, J., Astals, S., Dosta, J., Jones, R.J., Massanet-Nicolau, J., Guwy, A., Pavan, P., Bolzonella, D., Majone, M., 2022. New insights in food waste, sewage sludge and green waste anaerobic fermentation for short-chain volatile fatty acids production: A review. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 10, 108319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108319

 

 

Meneses, L., Esmail, A., Matos, M., Sevrin, C., Grandfils, C., Barreiros, S., Reis, M.A.M., Freitas, F., Paiva, A., 2022. Subcritical Water as a Pre-Treatment of Mixed Microbial Biomass for the Extraction of Polyhydroxyalkanoates. Bioengineering 9, 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9070302

 

 

Soares da Silva, F.A.G., Matos, M., Dourado, F., Reis, M.A.M., Branco, P.C., Poças, F., Gama, M., 2022.  Development of a layered bacterial nanocellulose‐PHBV composite for food packaging . J. Sci. Food Agric. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11839

 

 

Silva, F., Matos, M., Pereira, B., Ralo, C., Pequito, D., Marques, N., Carvalho, G., Reis, M.A.M., 2022. An integrated process for mixed culture production of 3-hydroxyhexanoate-rich polyhydroxyalkanoates from fruit waste. Chem. Eng. J. 427, 131908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.131908 

 

 

Matos, M., Cruz, R.A.P., Cardoso, P., Silva, F., Freitas, E.B., Carvalho, G., Reis, M.A.M., 2021. Sludge retention time impacts on polyhydroxyalkanoate productivity in uncoupled storage/growth processes. Sci. Total Environ. 799, 149363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149363 

 

 

Matos, M., Cruz, R.A.P., Cardoso, P., Silva, F., Freitas, E.B., Carvalho, G., Reis, M.A.M., 2021. Combined Strategies to Boost Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production from Fruit Waste in a Three-Stage Pilot Plant. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. acssuschemeng.1c02432. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02432 

 

 

Meléndez-Rodríguez, B., Torres-Giner, S., Reis, M.A.M., Silva, F., Matos, M., Cabedo, L., Lagarón, J.M., 2021. Blends of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) with Fruit Pulp Biowaste Derived Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate-co-3-Hydroxyhexanoate) for Organic Recycling Food Packaging. Polymers (Basel). 13, 1155. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13071155

 

 

Bossu, J., Angellier-Coussy, H., Totee, C., Matos, M., Reis, M., Guillard, V., 2020. Effect of the Molecular Structure of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate- co -3-hydroxyvalerate) (P(3HB-3HV)) Produced from Mixed Bacterial Cultures on Its Crystallization and Mechanical Properties. Biomacromolecules 21, 4709–4723. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00826

 

 

Riccardi, C., Buiarelli, F., Castellani, F., Di Filippo, P., Lorini, L., Majone, M., Matos, M., Pomata, D., Simonetti, G., Sommer Ferreira, B., Valentino, F., 2020. Polychlorinated Biphenyl Profile in Polyhydroxy-alkanoates Synthetized from Urban Organic Wastes. Polymers (Basel). 12, 659. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12030659

 

 

Silvestre, S.L., Araújo, D., Marques, A.C., Pires, C., Matos, M., Alves, V., Martins, R., Freitas, F., Reis, M.A.M., Fortunato, E., 2020. Microneedle Arrays of Polyhydroxyalkanoate by Laser-Based Micromolding Technique. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 3, 5856–5864. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c00570 

 

 

Carvalho, M., Matos, M., Roca, C., Reis, M.A.M., 2014. Succinic acid production from glycerol by Actinobacillus succinogenes using dimethylsulfoxide as electron acceptor. N. Biotechnol. 31, 133–139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2013.06.006

 

 
PATENTS

 

Reis MAM, Silva FR, Matos M, inventors. Polyhydroxyalkanoates and methods thereof. WO2022024099. 2022 Feb 3.