Mechanical membrane for the separation of a paramagnetic constituent from a fluid

    公开(公告)号:US09636631B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-02

    申请号:US14684475

    申请日:2015-04-13

    Applicant: David Maurice

    Inventor: David Maurice

    CPC classification number: B01D53/228 B01D69/02 B01D2325/02 B01D2325/46

    Abstract: The disclosure provides an apparatus and method for the separation of a paramagnetic component from a mixture using a mechanical membrane apparatus. The mechanical membrane comprises a supporting material having a plurality of pores where each pore is surrounded by a plurality of magnetic regions. The magnetic regions augment a magnetic field on one side of the supporting material while mitigating the field to near zero on the opposite side. In operation, a flow of fluid such as air comprising a paramagnetic component such as O2 is directed toward the mechanical membrane, and the paramagnetic component is typically attracted toward a magnetic field surrounding a pore while dimagnetic components such as N2 are generally repelled. As some portion of the fluid passes through the plurality of magnetic apertures to the opposite side of the mechanical membrane, the mechanical membrane generates a fluid enriched in the paramagnetic component. Alternately, the magnetic field may act to repel the paramagnetic component while diamagnetic components such as N2 are generally unaffected and pass to the opposite side of the mechanical membrane.

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