DEVICE FOR TREATING CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREOF
Devices for treating chemical compositions of a sample and methods for use thereof are disclosed here. In one embodiment, for example, a device may include a container; an opening; a magnetic component that induces a magnetic field across a portion of the device; and a sorptive media loaded within the container. The device may further comprise a magnetizable fluid loaded within the container. The sorptive media may be configured to filter a composition from a magnetizable fluid. The magnetic field may be configured to drive filtration of the magnetizable fluid containing composition after reacting the composition in order to remove or separate constituents of the composition.
1 . A device for treating a fluid, comprising:
a container having an opening and a magnetic component; and
a sorptive media loaded within the container,
wherein the sorptive media is positioned relative to the magnetic component so that when the fluid is in the container, the magnetic component exerts a magnetic field on the fluid and the sorptive media.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the opening is configured for receiving and releasing the fluid.
3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the opening comprises a first channel for receiving a fluid and a second channel for releasing a fluid.
4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a magnetizable fluid loaded within the container.
5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic component comprises a coil around the container of the device.
6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic component further comprises a second magnetic component.
7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the container has a body portion between a first end portion and a second end portion of the container; and wherein
the first magnetic component is positioned proximate to the first end portion; and
the second magnetic component is positioned proximate to the second end portion,
wherein at least a portion of the sorptive media is positioned between the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component in the body portion of the container, and
wherein the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component exert a magnetic field across the body portion of the container.
8 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic component may be positioned inside, within, outside, around, or partially around the container, or combinations thereof.
9 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic field is a permanent magnetic field or an electromagnetic field.
10 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the second magnetic component induces a temporary magnetic field, a permanent magnetic field, or an electromagnetic field.
11 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic component may be permeable.
12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the permeable magnetic component may have a plurality of openings and magnets arranged in selected openings to generate a magnetic field.
13 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic component is a permanent magnet.
14 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the device further comprises a separator that extends the length of container.
15 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the container further comprises an activating element that assists in the progression of or termination of a reaction.
16 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the activating element is a heat exchanger.
17 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the reaction is activated thermally, chemically, mechanically, electrically, ultrasonically, optically, or by a catalyst, or combinations thereof.
18 . The device of claim 15 , wherein the activating element comprises one or more activating elements positioned inside, within, outside, around, partially around the container, or combinations thereof.
19 . The device of claim 1 , further comprises a control element that controls the magnetic field.
20 . The device of claim 19 , wherein the control element controls the strength, the frequency, or both the strength and the frequency of the magnetic field.