“…Considering these values, a magnetic separation of ions could be deemed an Icarian endeavor. Nevertheless, attempts of rare earth ion separation in a magnetically modified Clusius-Dickel thermal diffusion column , were reported by Ida and Walter Noddack in the 1950s. − After a 50 year hiatus, interest in the effects of magnetic field gradients on ionic solutions has been revived. ,,− Magneto-convection only arises when the magnetic field gradient force is rotational, which necessitates a susceptibility gradient and magnetic field gradient that are non-parallel . Interferometric measurements generated evidence of magnetic ion enrichment around the surface of an evaporating solution containing a single paramagnetic species. − The inhomogeneity in these systems is caused by the input of thermal energy, which is the driving force for the concentration change and essentially a distillation process.…”