Articles by Lori A. Bacca in JoVE

Quantifying Mixing using Magnetic Resonance Imaging

JoVE 3493 1/25/2012

Emilio J. Tozzi¹, Kathryn L. McCarthy¹, Lori A. Bacca², William H. Hartt², Michael J. McCarthy¹

¹Dept. Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, ²Corporate Engineering and Technology Laboratory, Procter & Gamble Company

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides a powerful tool to evaluate the effectiveness of process equipment during operation. We discuss the use of MRI to visualize mixing in a static mixer. The application is relevant to personal care products, but can be applied to a broad range of food, chemical, biomass and biological fluids.