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F. M. Cunha

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1974Rising activity
Biofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies

Publications

36

Citations

521

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

53

Publishing since 1974

Research summary
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F. M. Cunha's publicly recorded work spans two distinct areas: engineering-oriented research on producing enzymes (biological catalysts) on-site from agricultural and industrial waste materials to improve second-generation ethanol biofuel production, and separate public-health education research on teacher knowledge and practices around preventing parasitic worm infections (helminthiases) in rural schools in Acre, Brazil. The bibliographic record does not indicate a large, continuously active research group or a single sustained specialization.

Enzyme production from agro-industrial wasteBiofuel (2G ethanol) productionNon-conventional fermentation methodsHelminthiasis prevention educationPublic health and biodiversity

Publication output has been sporadic and low-volume over the last decade, with gaps in several years and a modest increase around 2023, averaging about 1.4 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.4/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 1 publication1819202021: 2 publications21222023: 4 publications4232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Biotechnology Progress×2
  • Enzyme and Microbial Technology×1
  • Waste and Biomass Valorization×1
  • Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology×1
  • Molecular Pharmaceutics×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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