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Fu Zhao

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Established · publishing since 1994
Manufacturing Process and OptimizationExtraction and Separation ProcessesRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityEnergy Efficiency and Management

Publications

347

Citations

9,772

Est. group size

~11

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

33

Publishing since 1994

Research summary
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Fu Zhao's research centers on manufacturing and materials engineering with a strong emphasis on environmental sustainability, using tools like life cycle assessment to evaluate the environmental and economic impacts of resource extraction processes such as bioleaching, lithium extraction, and rare-earth element separation. The work also spans recycling and waste management, energy efficiency, and applied engineering topics ranging from electronic component reliability to defect detection in manufacturing. This suggests a group that connects traditional manufacturing/materials engineering with sustainability analysis methods.

Life cycle assessment and environmental impact analysisCritical mineral and metal extraction (lithium, copper, rare earth elements)Recycling and circular economy for resource recoveryManufacturing process optimization and defect detectionEnergy efficiency and carbon footprint accounting

Publication output has declined from around 27 papers/year in 2017 to roughly 10-11 per year in recent years, suggesting a slowing but now fairly steady pace of output.

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

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 10.2/year recently
2017: 27 publications27172018: 24 publications182019: 19 publications192020: 10 publications202021: 15 publications212022: 12 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 11 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 7 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Cleaner Production×12
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×12
  • Resources Conservation and Recycling×11
  • Procedia CIRP×10
  • Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering×8
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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