Magnetic separators are essential equipment in mineral processing, recycling, and material handling industries, designed to separate magnetic materials from non-magnetic substances. They play a critical role in ore beneficiation, waste recycling, and industrial purification processes.
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A magnetic separator is a specialized industrial device designed to separate magnetic materials from non-magnetic ones using magnetic force. It leverages the differences in magnetic susceptibility between materials, making it indispensable in mineral processing, recycling, and various manufacturing industries. By applying a magnetic field, it efficiently isolates ferrous (iron-containing) particles or other magnetic minerals from bulk materials, ensuring product purity, enhancing resource recovery, and facilitating waste management.
Magnetic separators operate based on the principle of differential magnetic forces acting on particles with varying magnetic susceptibilities. When a mixture of magnetic and non-magnetic materials passes through a magnetic field, the magnetic particles are attracted and separated from the non-magnetic fraction.
Primary Application: Separation of magnetite (Fe₃O₄) and weakly magnetic hematite (Fe₂O₃) from gangue minerals.
Industries: Steel production, mining (Australia, Brazil, China).
Target Minerals: Ilmenite (TiO₂·FeO), garnet, monazite, wolframite (tungsten), and columbite-tantalite (niobium-tantalum).
Used in rare earth element (REE) extraction and tungsten/tantalum refining.
Industries: Electronics, aerospace, renewable energy.
Application: Removing magnetic impurities (e.g., magnetite) from tin, chrome, and lead-zinc concentrates.
Industries: Base metal mining (Peru, South Africa, Kazakhstan).
Application: Coal washing → Removing pyrite (FeS₂) and other magnetic impurities.
Quartz sand purification → Eliminating iron oxide (Fe₂O₃) and titanium impurities for glass & ceramics.
Industries: Energy, construction materials.
● Iron ore beneficiation: Concentrate magnetite and hematite from slurry for steel production.
● Titanium/rare earth separation: Wet high-gradient magnetic separators capture weakly magnetic ilmenite and monazite from slurry, separating them from non-magnetic sands.
● Manganese processing: Recover fine manganese oxides, which are lost in dry systems, via slurry-based concentration.
● Non-ferrous purification: Eliminate iron impurities from copper/zinc/lead ore slurries before flotation, preventing contamination.
● Slag recycling: Extract magnetic iron from steel slag slurry for reuse in steelmaking, cutting waste and costs.
● Wastewater treatment: Remove magnetic particles (e.g., iron oxides) from industrial/municipal sludge, enabling water reuse.
● E-waste recycling: Recover ferrous metals from shredded e-waste slurry, separating them from plastics/copper.
● Ceramics / Glass: Purify slurry by removing iron oxides, ensuring whiter, uniform products.
*The output will vary according to different materials, feed particle size and other factors
| Model | Magnetic field intensity (oe) | Capacity (t/h) | Power (kw) |
| CTB600X900 | 1450 | 8-15 | 1.1 |
| CTB600X1800 | 1500 | 15-25 | 2.2 |
| CTB750X1800 | 1550 | 30-45 | 3 |
| CTB900X1800 | 1650 | 35-60 | 4 |
| CTB1050X2400 | 1650 | 60-95 | 5.5 |
| CTB1200X3000 | 1650 | 80-150 | 7.5 |
| CTB1500X3000 | 1650 | 120-200 | 11 |
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