Magnetic Filtering

Principal Investigator: Division: Co-Investigators:

Costas Tsouris Joanna McFarlane Cristian Contescu

Energy and Transportation

First magnet filtering patent separating iron minerals with a magnet - 1792

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Magnetic Filtering

Simple Oil Pan magnetic filter

Sophisticated magnetic filtering for Nano sized particles

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Magnetic Filtering

Activated Charcoal

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Magnetic Filtering

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Magnetite Particles

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Constant flow with no loss of pressure

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Magnetic Filtering

Very Inexpensive Low Energy Consumption Reusable Medium with High Flow Rates Very Simple and Effective

Water Desalination Electronics Manufacturing Water Recovery Coal Mining Water Recovery Chemical Production Water Recovery Military Water Production

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Magnetic Filtering

Current stage of the technology - Bench Tested, TRL 4 Research for Parameter Tuning and Engineering Design Estimated 1-2 years of research to optimize various parameters based on filtering requirements

No Show Stoppers

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Magnetic Filtering

Very simple idea combining known, well established technologies Bench Tested with straightforward paths to prototype development Multi Billion dollar, rapidly expanding market in the US alone! Highly scalable technology to address various market sizes No Show Stoppers

Principal Investigator Phone Email

Costas Tsouris (865) 241-3246 tsourisc@ornl.gov