Magnetic Field Usage for the Removal of Iron by Filtration-Assisted Different Filter Materials

Abstract

The conducted research concerned the effect of a magnetic field (MF) on the removal of iron compounds. The tested process was filtration through a quartz sand bed with a grain size of 0.4–0.8 mm. Another examined material was activated alumina. The obtained results proved that the MF had a significant impact on the efficiency of iron removal from a water filtrated trough than activated alumina. It was proven that the effect of the magnetic field on the filtration process using other filtration materials, was insignificant.

Keywords

• water treatment
• magnetic field
• iron
• activated alumina
• quartz sand