Yanling Cheng

Adjunct Associate Professor
103 BioAgEng
1390 Eckles Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
cheng112@umn.edu
+1 612 625 4781

Education

  • Ph.D. - Biochemical Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing)
  • M.S. - Chemical Engineering, Changchun University of Technology
  • B.S. – Chemical Engineering, Changchun University of Technology
Yanling Cheng sitting in a chair in her lab

Areas of Interest

  • Wastewater utilization
  • Biowaste and other solid waste utilization
  • Nonthermal plasma assisted polymer synthesis
  • Biochemical conversion and bioprocess development
  • Bioavailability improvement

Teaching

  • Principles of Food Engineering
  • Emerging Development in Food Science
  • Polymer Physics

Select Publications

  1. Dongjie Chen, Yanling Cheng et. al Effects of intense pulsed light on Cronobacter sakazakii and Salmonella surrogate Enterococcus faecium inoculated in different powdered foods Food Chemistry 296(2019) 23-28
  2. Menjie Diao, Jie Liu, Wei Hua, Yanling Cheng. Impact of algae-bacteria symbiotic system on wastewater treatment and biomass accumulation of microalgae. Environmental Engineering 36(2018) 8-13.
  3. Jie Liu, Wanqing Wang, Wenhui Liu, Yanling Cheng. Development of microbial synthesis. Polymer letter 3(2017) 16-22.
  4. Xindi Zhu, Yanling Cheng et al. Effect of alkaline and high-pressure homogenization on the extraction of phenolic acids from potato peels. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies 37 (2016) 91–97.
  5. Yingying Xu, Wanqing Wang, Wenhui Liu, Yanling Cheng. Efficient and environmental friendly extraction and purification of lutein from wet microalgae Chlorella Vulgaris. International Agricultural Engineering Journal  25（2016）182-193.
  6. Chaoyu Tian, Xiao Ye, Yanling Cheng.  Development of microalgae cultivation based on sewage treatment.  Environment Engineering (2016) 1 1-5.
  7. Yanling Cheng, Wang Yingkuan, Paul Chen et al. Non-thermal plasma assisted polymer surface modification and synthesis: A review Int J Agric & Biol Eng (2014) V. 7(2) 1-7.
  8. Megan Ruan, Yecong Li, Yanling Cheng et al. Effect of exogenous CO2 on algae growth and wastewater treatment under simulated natural light/dark cycle using municipal wastewater as feedstock. IAEJ, (2012) 22(03-04): 1-8.
  9. Paul Chen, Yanling Cheng, Shaobo Deng et al. Utilization of almond residues. Int J Agric & Biol Eng (2010) V. 3 (4) 1-18.
  10. Yanling Cheng, Shaobo Deng et al. Polylactic acid (PLA) synthesis and modifications: a review. Front. Chem. China 2009, 4(3): 259–264.

External Affiliations

College of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Union University