Magnetic separation

Among others, Thomas Edison tried to commercialize the magnetic enrichment of poor iron ores but failed.

The first pair of balls was weakly magnetized and served to draw off any iron ore present.

[3] Another application, not widely known but very important, is to use magnets in process industries to remove metal contaminants from product streams.

Magnetic separation is also used in situations where pollution needs to be controlled, in chemical processing, as well as during the benefaction of nonferrous low-grade ores.

[1] Magnetic separation is also used in the following industries: dairy, grain and milling, plastics, food, chemical, oils, textile, and more.

[5] They improve food safety, enhance recycling quality, and protect equipment in manufacturing, ensuring efficiency and high standards across these industries.

Zborowski uncovered crucial revelations that were then used, and are still used today, in the human understanding of cell biology.

[8] Today, the manufacture of therapeutic products concerning cancers and genetic diseases, are being innovated due to these discoveries.

In this case, binding molecules and antibodies are used in order to isolate specific viable organisms, nucleic acids, or antigens.

[9] This technology helps isolating bacterial species to identify and give diagnostics of genes targeting certain organisms.

[9] When magnetic separation techniques are combined with PCR (polymerase chain reaction), the results increase in sensitivity and specificity.

[10] Magnetic filters are fitted on the boiler's pipework to collect magnetite from the circulating water before it has a chance to build up and lower the efficiency of the heating system.

The formula can be used in magnetic finite element analysis software to compute force densities on a wide variety of practical examples, obtaining results agreeing with Oberteuffer's paper.