Abstract

A survey of magnetic separation research at FDO Engineering consultants, the University of Nijmegen, and the Energy Research Foundation (ECN) will be given.FDO efforts were primarily on coal cleaning using the high gradient magnetic separation (HGMS) technique. The Institute for Materials of the University of Nijmegen performs fundamental studies on magnetic flocculation. A continuous flow magnetic separator is briefly described. The Energy Research Foundation has built and operates an HGMS–system with superconducting magnets. Auxiliary equipment enables the execution of well controlled HGMS pilot scale tests.Intensive contacts and cooperation exist between scientists of the 3 research organisations, and with other industries which are interested in magnetic separation applications.