Patent ID: 9216420
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: B03C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for separating magnetic particles from a dispersion comprising magnetic particles and non-magnetic particles, the apparatus comprising: at least one arcuate canal forming 90° to 350° of a circular arc through which the dispersion flows, at least one magnet that is movable adjacent to the arcuate canal and which forces the magnetic particles toward at least one first outlet and to exit the canal, at least one second outlet through which the non-magnetic particles exit the canal, at least one hydrophilic input for treating the dispersion, or a part of the dispersion, with a hydrophilic liquid, and at least one hydrophobic input for treating the dispersion, or a part of the dispersion, with a hydrophobic liquid, wherein the hydrophobic input is located at the at least one first outlet nearby the first outlet opening.