Magneto-Archimedes Effect and Its Applications

Abstract

Synopsis : The magneto-Archimedes effect is a technique to enhance the effect of the magnetic force acting on materials by considering the influence of the surrounding medium. Application of this technique as a way of materials separation is known as the magneto-Archimedes separation. The magneto-Archimedes separation enables the separation of many different materials into each component based on the differences in their magnetic susceptibilities and densities irrespective of the particle size. In this topical review, the principle of the magneto-Archimedes effect and its application as a way to separate materials are described and some other examples applying the magneto-Archimedes effect are introduced.