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System and Method for Extracting and Collecting Substances From a Molecular Combination

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jul 24, 2006Filed: Jun 10, 2013Published: Oct 17, 2013
Est. expiryJul 24, 2026(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Timothy O. Nichols
C01B 13/0248C01B 3/02C01B 13/0207C01B 3/50B03C 1/288C01B 2203/0465B01J 2219/24C01B 3/22C01B 3/045B03C 1/02C01B 2203/0272B01J 19/24C01B 3/24B01J 2219/0871B01J 2219/0805C01B 3/042B03C 1/023C01B 2210/0053B01J 19/088B03C 1/30Y02E60/36Y02E60/50Y02E60/32
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Abstract

A system and process are provided for extracting a substance from a molecular combination. The process comprises heating the molecular combination to dissociate the molecular combination into cations and anions, moving the cations and anions through a magnetic field to separate cations and anions, and isolating cations from anions with a barrier. The system comprises a non-conductive conduit for guiding an ionized particle stream, a magnetic field source for creating a magnetic field through which the ionized particle stream moves, and a barrier located in the conduit. The ionized particle stream has a velocity relative to the conduit, and the magnetic field source is oriented relative to the velocity of the ionized particle stream so that cations are separated from anions as the ionized particle stream moves through the magnetic field. The barrier is oriented in the conduit so that cations are isolated from anions after separation.

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1 . A process for extracting a substance from a molecular combination, the process comprising:
 heating the molecular combination to dissociate the molecular combination into cations and anions;   moving the cations and anions through a magnetic field to separate the cations and the anions; and   isolating the cations from the anions with a barrier.   
     
     
         2 . The process of  claim 1 , further comprising conducting a current between the cations and the anions. 
     
     
         3 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the molecular combination includes a hydrogen atom and the cations include hydrogen cations. 
     
     
         4 . The process of  claim 3 , further comprising cooling the isolated hydrogen cations to form diatomic hydrogen. 
     
     
         5 . The process of  claim 3 , wherein the molecular combination is a water molecule, the cations include hydrogen cations, and the anions include oxygen anions. 
     
     
         6 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the molecular combination includes a hydrogen atom and a carbon atom, and the cations include hydrogen cations and carbon cations. 
     
     
         7 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field is static. 
     
     
         8 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field is dynamic. 
     
     
         9 . The process of  claim 8 , wherein the magnetic field is rotating. 
     
     
         10 . The process of  claim 8 , wherein the magnetic field is synchronized. 
     
     
         11 . The process of  claim 7 , wherein the magnetic field is pulsed. 
     
     
         12 . The process of  claim 1 , wherein the molecular combination is a water molecule, the cations include hydrogen cations, the anions include oxygen anions, and the process further comprises:
 conducting a current between the hydrogen cations and the oxygen anions;   cooling the isolated hydrogen cations to form diatomic hydrogen; and   collecting the diatomic hydrogen.   
     
     
         13 . A system for extracting a substance from a molecular combination, the system comprising:
 a non-conductive conduit for guiding an ionized particle stream having cations and anions, the ionized particle stream having a velocity relative to the conduit;   a magnetic field source for creating a magnetic field through which the ionized particle stream moves, the magnetic field source oriented relative to the velocity of the ionized particle stream so that cations are separated from anions as the ionized particle stream moves through the magnetic field; and   a barrier located in the conduit so that cations are isolated from anions after separation.   
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the magnetic field source is an electromagnet. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the magnetic field source is a permanent magnet. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 16 , wherein the permanent magnet is a rare earth magnet. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 17 , wherein the rare earth magnet is a neodymium magnet. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the cations include hydrogen cations. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the anions include oxygen anions. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 19 , wherein the cations further include carbon cations. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprising a heat source coupled to the conduit for producing the ionized particle stream from the molecular combination. 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 22 , wherein the heat source is a solar heat source. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 22 , wherein the heat source is an electric arc. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 22 , wherein the heat source is a nuclear heat source. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 20  further comprising:
 a cooling element for cooling the cations and anions to form diatomic hydrogen and diatomic oxygen after the cations are isolated from the anions; and 
 a collector coupled to an exhaust port of the conduit for collecting the diatomic hydrogen. 
 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the barrier is a physical barrier. 
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 26 , wherein the physical barrier is comprised of fused quartz. 
     
     
         29 . (canceled) 
     
     
         30 . (canceled) 
     
     
         31 . A system for extracting hydrogen from water, the system comprising:
 means for heating the water to dissociate the water into hydrogen cations and oxygen anions;   means for separating the hydrogen cations from the oxygen anions;   means for dissipating charge from the hydrogen cations and the oxygen anions;   means for isolating the hydrogen cations from the oxygen anions after separation;   means for cooling the hydrogen cations to form diatomic hydrogen; and   means for collecting the diatomic hydrogen.   
     
     
         32 . A method for extracting hydrogen from water, the method comprising:
 heating the water to dissociate the water into hydrogen cations and oxygen anions;   separating the hydrogen cations from the oxygen anions;   dissipating charge from the hydrogen cations and the oxygen anions;   isolating the hydrogen cations from the oxygen anions after separation;   cooling the hydrogen cations to form diatomic hydrogen; and   collecting the diatomic hydrogen.

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