A device for separating ions from a fluid stream is disclosed. The device
includes a conduit eccentric and parallel to an axis of rotation. An
inductor coil surrounds the conduit and forms a magnetic field parallel
to the axis. The conduit has an inlet and three outlets. The outlets are
arranged at different radial distances from the axis. The coil and the
conduit are rotatable relative to one another about the axis. Fluid flows
through the conduit to the outlets and the ions therein experience a
force as they move perpendicular to the magnetic field. Ions of one
polarity move toward the axis and exit the conduit from the innermost
outlet. Ions of an opposite polarity move away from the axis and exit the
conduit from the outermost outlet. Fluid substantially devoid of ions
exits from the middle outlet. A method of generating gas from ion streams
is disclosed.