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Recently, destruction and disturbance of marine ecosystem have been caused by adventive aquatic organisms. To solve the problems, water treatment technique is necessary to remove aquatic organisms efficiently. In this study, magnetic separation system for continuous removal of the aquatic organisms using superconducting magnet which generates strong magnetic field was developed. The jar tests to remove aquatic organisms using permanent magnet showed that nearly 100% of separation efficiency was achieved by aggregation of aquatic organisms using ferromagnetic particles and flocculants. Cost and waste reduction by lowering agent dosages was examined for practical application of magnetic separation system, and continuous processing equipment was designed by simulation and experiment using superconducting magnet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Recently, destruction and disturbance of marine ecosystem have been caused by changes in global environment and transplants of farmed fishes and shellfishes. To solve the problems, water treatment techniques to kill or to remove aquatic organisms are necessary. In this study, application of magnetic separation for removal of the aquatic organisms was examined in order to establish the process with high-speed, compact device and low environmental load. Techniques of magnetic seeding and magnetic separation using superconducting magnet are important for high-speed processing of aquatic organisms. Magnetic seeding is to adhere separating object to the surface of ferromagnetic particles, and magnetic separation is to remove aquatic organisms with magnetic force. First, we confirmed the possibility of magnetic seeding of aquatic organisms, and then interaction between aquatic organisms and ferromagnetic particles was examined. Next, for practical application of magnetic separation system using superconducting magnet for removal of aquatic organisms, particle trajectories were simulated and magnetic separation experiment using superconducting magnet was performed in order to design magnetic separation system to achieve high separation efficiency. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]