Abstract: Non-magnetic, conductive metals can be separated from mixtures containing such metals, organic materials and non-metallic inorganic materials by moving a stream of the mixture through a linear motor force field wherein the force field displaces the non-magnetic conductive metals from the stream.

Abstract: A system for separating electrical conducting components from mixtures such as scrap and trash, particularly aluminum, copper and stainless steel materials, since magnetic materials are readily removed by simple magnets. A polyphase induction motor connected with capacitors for each phase for continuous operation under resonant conditions. A conveyor system for moving the mixture across the motor along a path perpendicular or oblique to the axis of the motor, with the motor intermittently loaded to move the randomly arriving electrical conducting components out of the remainder of the mixture.