Marcos Djun Barbosa Watanabe
About
I am a senior researcher at the Industrial Ecology (IndEcol) Programme. Most of my work at IndEcol/EPT involves advanced life-cycle assessment (LCA) and sustainability analysis of low-carbon technologies and bio-based systems, including biofuels, hydrogen, and cement decarbonization. My research focuses on relevant aspects such as prospective LCA, climate change mitigation, and sustainable energy transitions, integrating techno-economic, environmental, and policy dimensions to guide the development of sustainable industrial value chains.
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Recent publications:
1. Ballal, V., Cavalett, O., Cherubini, F., Watanabe, M.D.B. Climate change impacts of e-fuels for aviation in Europe under present-day conditions and future policy scenarios.
2. Guimaraes, H.R., Bressanin, J.M., Motta, I.L., Chagas, M.F., Klein, B.K., Bonomi, A., Filho, R.M., Watanabe, M.D.B. Decentralization of sustainable aviation fuel production in Brazil through Biomass-to-Liquids routes: A techno-economic and environmental evaluation. 2023. Energy Conversion and Management, 276.
3. Watanabe, M.D.B., Cherubini, F., A. Tisserant, Cavalett, O. Drop-in and hydrogen-based biofuels for maritime transport: Country-based assessment of climate change impacts in Europe up to 2050. 2022. Energy Conversion and Management, 273.
4. Watanabe, M.D.B., Cherubini, F., Cavalett, O. Climate change mitigation of drop-in biofuels for deep-sea shipping under a prospective life-cycle assessment. 2022. Journal of Cleaner Production, 364, 1-11.
5. Guimaraes, H.R., Bressanin, J.M., Motta, I.L., Chagas, M.F., Bonomi, A., Filho, R.M., Watanabe, M.D.B. Techno-economic and Environmental Assessments of Thermochemical Routes Integrated Into the Brazilian Sugarcane Sector for the Production of Renewable Jet Fuel. 2022. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 92, 115-120.
6. Cavalett, O., Watanabe, M.D.B., Fleiger, K.F., Hoenig, V., Cherubini, F. LCA and negative emission potential of retrofitted cement plants under oxyfuel conditions at high biogenic fuel shares. 2022. Scientific Reports, 12, 1-14.
7. Deuber, R.S., Fernandes, D.S., Bressanin, J.M., Watson, J., Chagas, M.F., Bonomi, A., Fregolente, L.V., Watanabe, M.D.B. Techno-economic assessment of HTL integration to the Brazilian sugarcane industry: An evaluation of different scenarios. 2021. Industrial Crops and Products, 173, 114139.
8. Bressanin, J.M., Guimaraes, H.R., Chagas, M.F., Sampaio, I.L.M.S., Klein, B.C., Watanabe, M.D.B., Bonomi, A., Morais, E.R., Cavalett, O. Advanced technologies for electricity production in the sugarcane value chain are a strategic option in a carbon reward policy context. 2021. Energy Policy, 2021, 159, 112637.
9. Bressanin, J.M., Geraldo, V.C., Magalhaes, F.A.M., Klein, B.C., Chagas, M.F., Watanabe, M.D.B., Bonomi, A., Morais, E.R., Cavalett, O. Multiobjective optimization of economic and environmental performance of Fischer-Tropsch biofuels production integrated to sugarcane biorefineries. 2021. Industrial Crops and Products, 170, 113810.
10. Souza, A.M., Watanabe, M.D.B., Cavalett, O., Cunha, M., Ugaya, C.M.L., Bonomi, A. A novel social life cycle assessment method for determining workers’ human development: a case study of the sugarcane biorefineries in Brazil. 2021. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 26, 2072-2084.
11. Guimaraes, H.R., Bressanin, J.M., Motta, I.L., Chagas, M.F., Klein, B.C., Bonomi, A., Filho, R.M., Watanabe, M.D.B. Bottlenecks and potentials for the gasification of lignocellulosic biomasses and Fischer-Tropsch synthesis: A case study on the production of advanced liquid biofuels in Brazil. 2021. Energy Conversion and Management, 245, 114629.
12. Bressanin, J.M., Klein, B.C., Chagas, M.F., Watanabe, M.D.B., Sampaio, I.L.M.S., Bonomi, A., Morais, E.R., Cavalett, O. Techno-economic and environmental assessment of biomass gasification and Fischer–Tropsch synthesis integrated to sugarcane biorefineries. 2020. Energies, 17, 4576.
13. Watanabe, M.D.B., Morais, E.R., Cardoso, T.F., Chagas M.F., Junqueira, T.L., Carvalho, D.J., Bonomi, A. Process simulation of renewable electricity from sugarcane straw: Techno-economic assessment of retrofit scenarios in Brazil. 2020. Journal of Cleaner Production, 254, 1-10. Available online.
14. Vasconcelos, M.H., Mendes, F.M., Ramos, L., Dias, M.O.S., Bonomi, A., Jesus, C.D.F., Watanabe, M.D.B., Junqueira, T.L., Milagres, A.M., Ferraz, A., Santos, J.C. 2020. Techno-economic assessment of bioenergy and biofuel production in integrated sugarcane biorefinery: Identification of technological bottlenecks and economic feasibility of dilute acid pretreatment. Energy, 199, 1-12.
15. Cardoso, T.F., Watanabe, M.D.B., Souza, A., Chagas, M.F., Cavalett, O., Morais, E.R., Nogueira, L.A.H., Leal, M.R.L.V., Braunbeck, O.A.; Cortez, L.A.B., Bonomi, A. A regional approach to determine economic, environmental and social impacts of different sugarcane production systems in Brazil. 2019. Biomass & Bioenergy, 120, 9-20. Available online.
16. De Souza, N.R.D., Fracarolli, J.A., Junqueira, T.L., Chagas, M.F., Cardoso, T.F.; Watanabe, M.D.B., Cavalett, O., Venzke Filho, S.P., Dale, B.E.; Bonomi, A., Cortez, L.A.B. 2019. Sugarcane ethanol and beef cattle integration in Brazil. Biomass & Bioenergy, 120, 448-457. Available online.
17. Pavan, F.A., Junqueira, T.L., Watanabe, M.D.B., Bonomi, A.; Quines, L.K., Schmidell, W., De Aragao, G.M.F. 2019. Economic analysis of polyhydroxybutyrate production by Cupriavidus necator using different routes for product recovery. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 146, 97-104. Available online.
18. Sampaio, I.L.M., Cardoso, T.F., Souza, N.R.D., Watanabe, M.D.B., Carvaljo, D.J., Bonomi, A., Junqueira, T.L. 2019. Electricity Production from Sugarcane Straw Recovered Through Bale System: Assessment of Retrofit Projects. BioEnergy Research, 12, p. 865-977. Available online.
19. Klein, B.C., Chagas, M.F., Watanabe, M.D.B., BONOMI, A., Maciel Filho, R. 2019. Low carbon biofuels and the New Brazilian National Biofuel Policy (RenovaBio): A case study for sugarcane mills and integrated sugarcane-microalgae biorefineries. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 115, 109365. Available online.
20. Mendes, F.M., Vasconcelos, M.H., Dias, M.O.S., Ferraz, A., Milagres, A.M.F., Santos, J.C., Jesus, C.D.F., Watanabe, M.D.B., Junqueira, T.L., Bonomi, A. 2018. Alkaline sulfite pretreatment for integrated first and second generation ethanol production: A techno-economic assessment of sugarcane hybrids. Biomass & Bioenergy, 119, 314-321. Available online.
Publications
2025
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Werra, Marvin;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Ballal, Vedant Pushpahas;
Gogiyev, Teymur;
Larsen, Sten Yngve;
Tangstad, Merete.
(2025)
Life-cycle assessment of ferromanganese production using biocarbon as reductant and carbon capture and storage.
Environmental impact assessment review
Academic article
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Ballal, Vedant Pushpahas;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Gilardi, Matteo;
Jåstad, Eirik Ogner;
Rørstad, Per Kr.;
Huang, Bo.
(2025)
Influence of wood resource types, conversion technologies, and plant size on the climate benefits and costs of advanced biofuels for aviation, shipping and heavy-duty transport.
Energy Conversion and Management
Academic article
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Gogiyev, Teymur;
Condon, Sean Kristian;
Cherubini, Francesco;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa.
(2025)
Environmental implications of alternative production, distribution, storage, and leakage rates of hydrogen from offshore wind in Norway.
Energy Reports
Academic article
2024
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Cavalett, Otavio;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Voldsund, Mari;
Roussanaly, Simon Nathanael;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2024)
Paving the way for sustainable decarbonization of the European cement industry.
Nature Sustainability
Academic article
2023
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Ballal, Vedant Pushpahas;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Cherubini, Francesco;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa.
(2023)
Climate change impacts of e-fuels for aviation in Europe under present-day conditions and future policy scenarios.
Fuel
Academic article
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Klein, Bruno Colling;
Chagas, Mateus Ferreira;
Davis, Ryan E.;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Wiatrowski, Matthew R.;
Morais, Edvaldo Rodrigo de.
(2023)
A systematic multicriteria-based approach to support product portfolio selection in microalgae biorefineries.
Chemical Engineering Journal
Academic article
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Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Hu, Xiangping;
Ballal, Vedant Pushpahas;
Cavalett, Otavio;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2023)
Climate change mitigation potentials of on grid-connected Power-to-X fuels and advanced biofuels for the European maritime transport.
Energy Conversion and Management: X
Academic article
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Deuber, Raquel de Souza;
Bressanin, Jéssica Marcon;
Fernandes, Daniel Santos;
Guimarães, Henrique Real;
Chagas, Mateus Ferreira;
Bonomi, Antonio.
(2023)
Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Lignocellulosic Residues in Brazil through Hydrothermal Liquefaction: Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessments.
Energies
Academic article
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Gvein, Maren Haug;
Hu, Xiangping;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Cavalett, Otavio;
Malbranque, Maxime Denis.
(2023)
Potential of land-based climate change mitigation strategies on abandoned cropland.
Communications Earth & Environment
Academic article
2022
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Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Cherubini, Francesco;
Tisserant, Alexandre Fabien Regis;
Cavalett, Otávio.
(2022)
Drop-in and hydrogen-based biofuels for maritime transport: Country-based assessment of climate change impacts in Europe up to 2050.
Energy Conversion and Management
Academic article
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Guimarães, Henrique Real;
Bressanin, Jéssica Marcon;
Motta, Ingrid Lopes;
Chagas, Mateus Ferreira;
Klein, Bruno Colling;
Bonomi, Antonio.
(2022)
Decentralization of sustainable aviation fuel production in Brazil through Biomass-to-Liquids routes: A techno-economic and environmental evaluation.
Energy Conversion and Management
Academic article
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Cavalett, Otávio;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Fleiger, Kristina;
Hoenig, Volker;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2022)
LCA and negative emission potential of retrofitted cement plants under oxyfuel conditions at high biogenic fuel shares.
Scientific Reports
Academic article
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Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Cherubini, Francesco;
Cavalett, Otávio.
(2022)
Climate change mitigation of drop-in biofuels for deep-sea shipping under a prospective life-cycle assessment.
Journal of Cleaner Production
Academic article
-
Guimarães, Henrique Real;
Bressanin, Jéssica Marcon;
Motta, Ingrid Lopes;
Chagas, Mateus Ferreira;
Bonomi, Antonio;
Filho, Rubens Maciel.
(2022)
Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessments of Thermochemical Routes Integrated into the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry for the Production of Renewable Jet Fuel.
Chemical Engineering Transactions
Academic article
2021
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Bressanin, Jéssica Marcon;
Guimarães, Henrique Real;
Chagas, Mateus Ferreira;
Sampaio, Isabelle Lobo de Mesquita;
Klein, Bruno Colling;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa.
(2021)
Advanced technologies for electricity production in the sugarcane value chain are a strategic option in a carbon reward policy context.
Energy Policy
Academic article
Journal publications
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Werra, Marvin;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Ballal, Vedant Pushpahas;
Gogiyev, Teymur;
Larsen, Sten Yngve;
Tangstad, Merete.
(2025)
Life-cycle assessment of ferromanganese production using biocarbon as reductant and carbon capture and storage.
Environmental impact assessment review
Academic article
-
Ballal, Vedant Pushpahas;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Gilardi, Matteo;
Jåstad, Eirik Ogner;
Rørstad, Per Kr.;
Huang, Bo.
(2025)
Influence of wood resource types, conversion technologies, and plant size on the climate benefits and costs of advanced biofuels for aviation, shipping and heavy-duty transport.
Energy Conversion and Management
Academic article
-
Gogiyev, Teymur;
Condon, Sean Kristian;
Cherubini, Francesco;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa.
(2025)
Environmental implications of alternative production, distribution, storage, and leakage rates of hydrogen from offshore wind in Norway.
Energy Reports
Academic article
-
Cavalett, Otavio;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Voldsund, Mari;
Roussanaly, Simon Nathanael;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2024)
Paving the way for sustainable decarbonization of the European cement industry.
Nature Sustainability
Academic article
-
Ballal, Vedant Pushpahas;
Cavalett, Otávio;
Cherubini, Francesco;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa.
(2023)
Climate change impacts of e-fuels for aviation in Europe under present-day conditions and future policy scenarios.
Fuel
Academic article
-
Klein, Bruno Colling;
Chagas, Mateus Ferreira;
Davis, Ryan E.;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Wiatrowski, Matthew R.;
Morais, Edvaldo Rodrigo de.
(2023)
A systematic multicriteria-based approach to support product portfolio selection in microalgae biorefineries.
Chemical Engineering Journal
Academic article
-
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Hu, Xiangping;
Ballal, Vedant Pushpahas;
Cavalett, Otavio;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2023)
Climate change mitigation potentials of on grid-connected Power-to-X fuels and advanced biofuels for the European maritime transport.
Energy Conversion and Management: X
Academic article
-
Deuber, Raquel de Souza;
Bressanin, Jéssica Marcon;
Fernandes, Daniel Santos;
Guimarães, Henrique Real;
Chagas, Mateus Ferreira;
Bonomi, Antonio.
(2023)
Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels from Lignocellulosic Residues in Brazil through Hydrothermal Liquefaction: Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessments.
Energies
Academic article
-
Gvein, Maren Haug;
Hu, Xiangping;
Næss, Jan Sandstad;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Cavalett, Otavio;
Malbranque, Maxime Denis.
(2023)
Potential of land-based climate change mitigation strategies on abandoned cropland.
Communications Earth & Environment
Academic article
-
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Cherubini, Francesco;
Tisserant, Alexandre Fabien Regis;
Cavalett, Otávio.
(2022)
Drop-in and hydrogen-based biofuels for maritime transport: Country-based assessment of climate change impacts in Europe up to 2050.
Energy Conversion and Management
Academic article
-
Guimarães, Henrique Real;
Bressanin, Jéssica Marcon;
Motta, Ingrid Lopes;
Chagas, Mateus Ferreira;
Klein, Bruno Colling;
Bonomi, Antonio.
(2022)
Decentralization of sustainable aviation fuel production in Brazil through Biomass-to-Liquids routes: A techno-economic and environmental evaluation.
Energy Conversion and Management
Academic article
-
Cavalett, Otávio;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Fleiger, Kristina;
Hoenig, Volker;
Cherubini, Francesco.
(2022)
LCA and negative emission potential of retrofitted cement plants under oxyfuel conditions at high biogenic fuel shares.
Scientific Reports
Academic article
-
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa;
Cherubini, Francesco;
Cavalett, Otávio.
(2022)
Climate change mitigation of drop-in biofuels for deep-sea shipping under a prospective life-cycle assessment.
Journal of Cleaner Production
Academic article
-
Guimarães, Henrique Real;
Bressanin, Jéssica Marcon;
Motta, Ingrid Lopes;
Chagas, Mateus Ferreira;
Bonomi, Antonio;
Filho, Rubens Maciel.
(2022)
Techno-Economic and Environmental Assessments of Thermochemical Routes Integrated into the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry for the Production of Renewable Jet Fuel.
Chemical Engineering Transactions
Academic article
-
Bressanin, Jéssica Marcon;
Guimarães, Henrique Real;
Chagas, Mateus Ferreira;
Sampaio, Isabelle Lobo de Mesquita;
Klein, Bruno Colling;
Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa.
(2021)
Advanced technologies for electricity production in the sugarcane value chain are a strategic option in a carbon reward policy context.
Energy Policy
Academic article
Outreach
2024
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Academic lectureCondon, Sean Kristian; Cherubini, Francesco; Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa. (2024) Environmental Impact Assessment of the Offshore Hydrogen Production Value Chain in Norway. EcoBalance 2024 , Sendai, Japan 2024-11-03 - 2024-11-07
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LectureWatanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa; Cherubini, Francesco. (2024) Prospective Life Cycle Assessment: Advances and Challenges in the Bio-Based Sector. The 16th Biennial International Conference on EcoBalance , Sendai 2024-11-03 - 2024-11-07
2023
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Academic lectureWatanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa. (2023) Climate impacts of hydrogen-based biofuels. HySchool Days 2023 (Norwegian research school on hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels) , Bergen 2023-03-08 - 2023-03-09
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PosterWatanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa; Ballal, Vedant Pushpahas; Hu, Xiangping; Cherubini, Francesco. (2023) Power-to-X and Hydrogen-based Biofuels as Alternatives to Decarbonize the European Maritime Sector until 2050. 31st European Biomass Conference and Exhibition , Bologna 2023-06-05 - 2023-06-05
2022
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Academic lectureEiksund, Sofie Sødal; Cherubini, Francesco; Skreiberg, Øyvind; Watanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa. (2022) Hvordan luftkvalitet inkluderes i livsløpsvurdering av vedovner, og litt om vedovnens rolle i energimarkedet. Bedre byluft-forum , Oslo 2022-11-02 - 2022-11-03
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LectureWatanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa; Cherubini, Francesco; Cavalett, Otávio. (2022) Green shift in the EU maritime sector: country-based climate benefits and potentials of drop-in and hydrogen-based biofuels up to 2050. Bio4Fuels Days 2022 , Lindås 2022-11-16 - 2022-11-17
2021
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LectureWatanabe, Marcos Djun Barbosa; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) Brazilian sugarcane industry: current status, future trends and sustainability. Bio4Fuels Days 2021 , Drammen 2021-11-17 - 2021-11-18