Fernando Masarin

Assistant Professor at the São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCF), Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology. He holds a degree in Biochemical Engineering (2004), a Master's degree in Industrial Biotechnology (2006), a PhD in Industrial Biotechnology (2010) and a Post-doctorate in Industrial Biotechnology (2013) from the Lorena School of Engineering (EEL-USP). He held the position of Head of the Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology at FCF/UNESP (2015-2017) and Coordinator of the stricto sensu Postgraduate Program in Biomaterials and Bioprocess Engineering (PPG/EBB) at FCF/UNESP (2021-2025). He acts as a reviewer for approximately 38 different journals, including Bioresource Technology, Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, Industrial Crops and Products, BioEnergy Research, Biomass Bioenergy, Renewable Energy and Separation and Purification Technology. He is an associate editor in the area of #8203;#8203;Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology for the Journal of Analytical Sciences and Instrumentation. The research group works on the development of bioprocesses applied to the production of nutraceuticals, enzymes, bioadditives and biofuels from agro-industrial by-products. The research is based on the destructuring/fractionation of lignocellulosic materials (agro-industrial by-products, such as sugarcane bagasse and straw, Eucalyptus by-products and macroalgae) that contain as main components two polysaccharides (cellulose and hemicellulose) and an aromatic macromolecule (lignin). Finally, the group develops techniques involving the chemical characterization, pretreatment and chemical and/or enzymatic hydrolysis of these materials, aiming at the production of bioproducts of commercial interest, including those with high added value, such as xylo-oligosaccharides (XOS) and cello-oligosaccharides (COS), which are nutraceuticals (prebiotics). Other bioproducts of interest are fuel ethanol (cellulosic bioethanol, 2G) and lignin. The group has a formalized collaboration network in International Research and Development with the following researchers and Universities/Institutes: Professor Dr. Julián Paul Martínez Galán from the School of Nutrition of the University of Antioquia-Medellín-Colombia, researcher Dr. Avelino Corma Canós from the Institute of Chemical Technology Centro Mixto of the State Agency Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) of the Polytechnic University of Valencia-Spain (ITQ) and with Professor Dr. Jorge Fernando Brandão Pereira from the University of Coimbra (CIEPQPF), Department of Chemical Engineering-Portugal. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)