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Dialectric spectroscopy and soft-field imaging methods for food research

Reference	BBS/E/F/02107061
Principal Investigator / Supervisor	Dr Reg Wilson
Co-Investigators / Co-Supervisors
Institution	Quadram Institute Bioscience
Department	Quadram Institute Bioscience Department
Funding type	Research
Value (£)	39,631
Status	Completed
Type	Institute Project
Start date	01/04/1997
End date	31/03/1998
Duration	12 months

Abstract

The aim of this project is to develop and improve soft field imaging methods, particularly electrical capacitance tomography (ECT), in terms of the quality of images and the information that can be extracted from them. This will be accomplished by performing dielectric spectroscopic experiments to better understand the frequency-dependent variation in the dielectric parameters of foods and food components and by modelling the interaction of radio- frequency and microwave radiation with foods. We will also develop and apply novel and innovative methods of image reconstruction. Experimental rigs will be constructed for different scale ranges from micro- to macro- and large body imaging. ECT is a technique with considerable potential for industrial on-line inspection and for underpinning IFR research programmes on food processing and nutrition. The ultimate aim is to develop a new tool to enable the determination of the structure of, and the distribution of components within, foods.

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Committee	Closed Committee - Agri-food (AF)
Research Topics	X – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research Priority	X – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative	X - not in an Initiative
Funding Scheme	X – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme

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