Yilun specialises in encapsulation technologies for bioactive materials and their industrial applications.
His current research focuses on developing a platform technology for improving enzyme thermal stability and bioavailability.
Yilun obtained a BE in Energy and Environmental Engineering at Zhejiang University (China) and a ME in Chemical Engineering at the University of Queensland before starting his PhD in AIBN.
Key Publications
Yilun Weng, Yang Li, Xiaojing Chen, Hao Song & Chun-Xia Zhao* (2023) Encapsulation of enzymes in food industry using spray drying: recent advances and process scale-ups, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2193982
Yilun Weng, Andria Wan, Yang Li, Yun Liu, Xiaojing Chen, Hao Song, Chun-Xia Zhao* (2023) Scalable manufacturing of enzyme loaded alginate particles with excellent thermal and storage stability for industrial applications, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Volume 667, 2023, 131412, ISSN 0927-7757, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2023.131412.
Yilun Weng, Guangze Yang, Yang Li, Letao Xu, Xiaojing Chen, Hao Song, Chun-Xia Zhao*, Alginate-based materials for enzyme encapsulation, Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, Volume 318, 2023, 102957, ISSN 0001-8686, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2023.102957.
Yilun Weng, Supun Ranaweera, Da Zou, Anna Cameron, Xiaojing Chen, Hao Song, Chun-Xia Zhao* (2022) Improved enzyme thermal stability, loading and bioavailability using alginate encapsulation, Food Hydrocolloids, 108385, ISSN 0268-005X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2022.108385
Yilun Weng, Supun Ranaweera, Da Zou, Anna Cameron, Xiaojing Chen, Hao Song, and Chun-Xia Zhao* (2022) Alginate Particles for Enzyme Immobilization Using Spray Drying, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 70 (23), 7139-7147 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c02298