Patent ID: 8110175

Claim:
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; a barrier located in the conduit so that cations are isolated from anions after separation; and a current path between cations and anions so that electrons are transferred from anions to cations after separation; wherein the current path between cations and anions comprises: a first electrode positioned on a first side of the conduit; a second electrode positioned on a second side of the conduit; and a conductor coupled to the first and second electrodes, such that the ionized particle stream moves between the first and second electrodes; wherein at least portions of the first and second electrodes are positioned on the portion of the conduit corresponding to the magnetic field created by the magnetic field source.