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Benu Adhikari

Benu Adhikari

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Chemistry
Australia
2025

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Chemistry

D-Index
95
Citations
28489
World Ranking
1653
National Ranking
45

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Benu Adhikari is affiliated with RMIT University in Australia and specializes in research within the Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work primarily focuses on Food Science, with significant contributions to Biomaterials, Nutrition and Dietetics, Biomedical Engineering, and Plant Science.

Their research covers a wide range of topics, including:

  • Proteins in Food Systems
  • Microencapsulation and Drying Processes
  • Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging
  • Meat and Animal Product Quality
  • Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
  • Food Composition and Properties
  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities

Benu Adhikari has published frequently in several scientific journals. The main publication venues include:

  • Food Hydrocolloids
  • Food Chemistry
  • Future Foods
  • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Food Bioscience

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Benu Adhikari include:

  • "A review of nanocellulose as a new material towards environmental sustainability," 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Pickering and high internal phase Pickering emulsions stabilized by protein-based particles: A review of synthesis, application and prospective," 2020, Food Hydrocolloids
  • "Fermentation transforms the phenolic profiles and bioactivities of plant-based foods," 2021, Biotechnology Advances
  • "Surface modifications of nanocellulose: From synthesis to high-performance nanocomposites," 2021, Progress in Polymer Science
  • "Preparation of a Novel Carbon Dot/Polyvinyl Alcohol Composite Film and Its Application in Food Preservation," 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Benu Adhikari has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, reflecting a diverse cooperative research network. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Min Zhang
  • Mehran Ghasemlou
  • Aimin Shi
  • Jayani Chandrapala
  • Feng Xue

Best Publications

  • Complex coacervation: Principles, mechanisms and applications in microencapsulation

    Yakindra Prasad Timilsena;Taiwo O. Akanbi;Nauman Khalid;Benu Adhikari

  • Lactoferrin: Structure, function, denaturation and digestion

    Bo Wang;Yakindra Prasad Timilsena;Ewan Blanch;Benu Adhikari

  • Comparative study of film forming behaviour of low and high amylose starches using glycerol and xylitol as plasticizers

    D. Muscat;B. Adhikari;R. Adhikari;Deeptangshu Chaudhary

  • A review of nanocellulose as a new material towards environmental sustainability.

    Kingshuk Dhali;Mehran Ghasemlou;Fugen Daver;Peter Cass

  • The physicochemical characteristics and hydrophobicity of high amylose starch–glycerol films in the presence of three natural waxes

    Delina Muscat;Raju Adhikari;Stafford McKnight;Qipeng Guo

  • Microencapsulation of omega-3 fatty acids: a review of microencapsulation and characterization methods

    Pratibha Kaushik;Kim Dowling;Colin J. Barrow;Benu Adhikari

  • Fermentation transforms the phenolic profiles and bioactivities of plant-based foods.

    William Leonard;Pangzhen Zhang;Danyang Ying;Benu Adhikari

  • Pickering and high internal phase Pickering emulsions stabilized by protein-based particles: A review of synthesis, application and prospective

    Aimin Shi;Xinyue Feng;Qiang Wang;Benu Adhikari

  • Effect of addition of maltodextrin on drying kinetics and stickiness of sugar and acid-rich foods during convective drying: experiments and modelling

    B Adhikari;T Howes;B.R Bhandari;V Troung

  • Preparation and characterization of glycerol plasticized (high-amylose) starch–chitosan films

    Huihua Liu;Raju Adhikari;Qipeng Guo;Benu Adhikari

  • Preparation, characterization and functional properties of flax seed protein isolate

    Pratibha Kaushik;Kim Dowling;Stafford McKnight;Colin J. Barrow

  • Surface modifications of nanocellulose: From synthesis to high-performance nanocomposites

    Mehran Ghasemlou;Fugen Daver;Elena P. Ivanova;Youssef Habibi

  • Glass Transition Behavior of Spray Dried Orange Juice Powder Measured by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and Thermal Mechanical Compression Test (TMCT)

    Ashok K. Shrestha;Tharalinee Ua-arak;Benu P. Adhikari;Tony Howes

  • Physicochemical and functional properties of lentil protein isolates prepared by different drying methods

    Matina Joshi;Benu Adhikari;Peter Aldred;Joe Panozzo

  • Bio-inspired sustainable and durable superhydrophobic materials: from nature to market

    Mehran Ghasemlou;Fugen Daver;Elena P. Ivanova;Benu Adhikari

  • Molecular and functional characteristics of purified gum from Australian chia seeds.

    Yakindra Prasad Timilsena;Raju Adhikari;Stefan Kasapis;Benu Adhikari;Benu Adhikari

  • Preparation of starch-based nanoparticles through high-pressure homogenization and miniemulsion cross-linking: Influence of various process parameters on particle size and stability

    Ai-min Shi;Dong Li;Li-jun Wang;Bing-zheng Li

  • Preparation and characterization of cellulose nanofibers from de-pectinated sugar beet pulp

    Meng Li;Li Jun Wang;Dong Li;Yan Ling Cheng

  • Physicochemical and functional properties of protein isolate produced from Australian chia seeds

    Yakindra Prasad Timilsena;Raju Adhikari;Colin J. Barrow;Benu Adhikari;Benu Adhikari

  • Preparation and characterization of chia seed protein isolate–chia seed gum complex coacervates

    Yakindra Prasad Timilsena;Yakindra Prasad Timilsena;Bo Wang;Raju Adhikari;Benu Adhikari

  • Interfacial and emulsifying properties of lentil protein isolate

    Matina Joshi;Benu Adhikari;Peter Aldred;Joe Panozzo

  • Effect of addition of proteins on the production of amorphous sucrose powder through spray drying

    Benu Adhikari;T. Howes;Behesh Bhandari;T. A. G. Langrish

  • Optimisation of the microencapsulation of tuna oil in gelatin-sodium hexametaphosphate using complex coacervation.

    Bo Wang;Benu Adhikari;Colin J. Barrow

Frequent Co-Authors

Min Zhang
Min Zhang Jiangnan University
Lijun Wang
Lijun Wang Huazhong Agricultural University
Tony Howes
Tony Howes University of Queensland
Bhesh Bhandari
Bhesh Bhandari University of Queensland
Colin J. Barrow
Colin J. Barrow Deakin University
Xiao Dong Chen
Xiao Dong Chen Soochow University
Robert A. Shanks
Robert A. Shanks RMIT University
Jie Chen
Jie Chen Jiangnan University
Elena P. Ivanova
Elena P. Ivanova RMIT University
Arun S. Mujumdar
Arun S. Mujumdar McGill University

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