Patent ID: 6322676
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B01D,B03C,B82Y,C23C,C25B,H01M,Y02E,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A separator for separating a first type of particle having a first magnetic susceptibility from a second type of particle having a second magnetic susceptibility, comprising:a first material having a first magnetism, said first material comprising magnetic microbeads;a second material having a second magnetism, said second material comprising an ion exchange polymer, said second material forming a microstructured composite with said first material; anda plurality of boundaries between said first material and said second material, said plurality of boundaries providing a plurality of paths between a first region and a second region, each of said plurality of boundaries having a magnetic gradient within said plurality of paths; said magnetic gradient causing said first type of particle to pass through said second material at a greater rate than said second type of particle.