Graduate What are the available methods to separate particles

[physea]

Hello!
What are the available technologies to separate small particles from a flow of gas?
I assume that if the particles are magnetic we can apply a magnetic field?
Any other methods?
And what if they're not magnetic?
Thanks!

 

[DrClaude]

The first things that come to my mind are filtering or adsorption (e.g., with zeolites).

 

[Jonathan Scott]

This sounds similar to what a vacuum cleaner does to filter dust from the exhaust:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_cleaner#Exhaust_filtration
If you want the particles to be extracted rather than simply ending up in a filter, cyclonic separation may be a solution:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclonic_separation

 

[jbriggs444]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostatic_precipitator