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Scaling Up Industrial Mixing: From Lab Trials to Full-Scale Production
Why lab emulsions fail at scale
In the lab, creating a stable emulsion often feels deceptively easy. A beaker, a few hundred milliliters of liquid, a surfactant, and a handheld high-shear immersion blender, a rotor-stator probe, or even a small overhead stirrer—can deliver results that look perfect: smooth texture, fine droplet size, and quick "proof" that the formulation works.
Then comes the scale-up.
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