A magnetic separator comprising a concurrent tank body and a permanently magnetic barrel, wherein the rotation direction of the permanently magnetic barrel is opposite to the inlet direction of the ore slurry; a stationary magnetic system is provided; the inlet side of the tank body is connected to a tubular ore-feeding box; the included angle of the magnetic system is in the range of 200°-280°; the region of the magnetic system closer to the inlet side of the tank body is a refining region of the magnetic system; at an upstream position in the tank body, a plurality of rinsing water pipes are provided; several spraying nozzles are provided at intervals on the rinsing water pipes; and several stripe-shaped magnetically conductive thin sheets are provided at intervals on an inner wall of the permanently magnetic barrel.

A belt system for a water treatment system comprising a flocculation tank. The flocculation tank is configured for receiving wastewater having one or more of unwanted waste solids, unwanted particulates, suspended solids via the ingress and for mixing the wastewater with a flocculating agent and magnetite within the flocculation tank. The belt system comprises a looped belt comprising a plurality of rare earth magnets. The first looped belt is mounted within an extraction portion of the flocculation tank. A first portion of the first looped belt is above a water level inside the flocculation tank. A second portion of the first looped belt is submerged in the flocculation tank. A first scraper is positioned proximate to the first looped belt that is above the water level. A container is below the first scraper and the first looped belt and above the water level. An auger is within the container.

A magnetic filter 10 includes first and second separation chambers 10, 12. The separation chambers 10, 12 each have an inlet and an outlet, and the separation chambers 10, 12 are joined together such that the inlets of the first and second chambers are adjacent, and the outlets of the first and second chambers are adjacent. An inlet port arrangement 28 connects both inlets to a single inlet pipe, and an outlet port arrangement 30 connects both outlets to a single outlet pipe.

The present invention relates to novel modules for transferring magnetic beads, an automated system comprising the same and a method for extracting nucleic acids using the same. The specifically designed magnet module and cover module of the present invention can be employed in the automated liquid handling apparatus by means of pre-existing moving modules (e.g., pipettor module) of the apparatus. The present invention enables a bead transfer-type method for extracting nucleic acids to be performed in an automated manner on the automated liquid handling apparatus. The present invention provides advantages of higher level of automation, more reduced cost and no need for another separate liquid handling apparatus compared to the conventional bead transfer-type method usually performed in the small apparatus designed to be used only for this bead transfer-type method. Also, the present method has the merits of more shortened reaction time compared to the conventional liquid transfer-type method.

The invention relates to a system, comprising: a) a sample processing unit, comprising an input port and an output port coupled to a rotating container having at least one sample chamber, the sample processing unit configured provide a first processing step to a sample or to rotate the container so as to apply a centrifugal force to a sample deposited in the chamber and separate at least a first component and a second component of the deposited sample; and b) a sample separation unit coupled to the output port of the sample processing unit, the cell separation unit comprising separation column holder (42), a pump (64) and a plurality of valves (1-11) configured to at least partially control fluid flow through a fluid circuitry and a separation column (40) positioned in the holder, the separation column configured to separate labeled and unlabeled components of sample flowed through the column.

A pipeline magnetic separator (10) having a magnet 20 including a length (24) that is to extend transverse of the separator chamber (19) to collect metal from flow passing in the direction (13) through the separator (10). The end surface (26) of the magnet (20) is hemispherical and is transverse of a longitudinal axis (33) of the magnet (20). Upstream of the magnet (20) is a flow diverter (25, 29).

Magnetic assisted separation apparatuses for separating a target substance from a medium in which the target substance is suspended, and related methods, are provided. According to one aspect, a magnetic separator may include a frame having an opening configured to receive one or more containers containing the medium. Additionally, the magnetic separator may include first and second magnetic field generating elements mounted on opposing sides of the frame such that one or more containers can be positioned between the first and second magnetic field generating elements. According to another aspect, a workstation includes a work surface for receiving one or more containers containing the medium, a fluid transfer member, an automated manipulator configured to move the fluid transfer member, and a plurality magnetic field generating elements each being moveable between a position remote from the one or more containers and another position adjacent to the one or more containers.

Disclosed herein is an improved method for magnetic capture of target molecules (e.g., microbes) in a fluid. Kits and solid substrates for carrying the method described herein are also provided. In some embodiments, the methods, kits, and solid substrates described herein are optimized for separation and/or detection of microbes and microbe-associated molecular pattern (MAMP) (including, e.g., but not limited to, a cell component of microbes, lipopolysaccharides (LPS), and/or endotoxin).

A filter is used for removing metallic contaminants in a solvent used in microcircuit fabrication. The filter includes a filter housing including a filter membrane for filtering solvent including metallic contaminants, and a magnet arranged about the filter housing and configured to generate a magnetic field to attract the metallic contaminants prior to the metallic contaminants entering the filter membrane. The magnet is arranged such that the magnetic field of the magnet is greater in a periphery of the filter housing compared to a central portion of the filter housing.

The present invention relates to a particle manipulation method to disperse magnetic particles 70 in a liquid 35 filling up a tube container 10, wherein a circumferential direction moving step to move the magnetic particles 70 along the circumferential direction of the container 10 in the liquid 35 and in a radial direction moving step to move the magnetic particles 70 as crossing the radial direction of the container 10 in the liquid 35 are implemented repeatedly. Such manipulations can be achieved by combining rotation of the container and gravity force and magnetic field manipulations.