Abstract: A continuous manufacturing process is described. Vegetable oil is reacted with methanol and a catalyst such as KOH to produce biodiesel and glycerol. The reactants are passed through a reaction zone with magnetostrictive components (4) in it while subjecting them to a strong alternating rotatory magnetic field, preferably adjusted to produce a resonant acoustic or ultrasonic field in the reaction zone.

Abstract: Filter structures are described consisting of a plurality of individual surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators formed of inter-digitated metallic combs on a common piezoelectric substrate. Areas of metallisation (1, 2, 3, 4) between the combs provide means to connect the filter in a circuit, e.g. in a mobile telephone unit to act as a filter with a passband in the 800 to 2200 MHz range. The individual SAW resonators differ from one another and are interconnected in ladder and/or balanced bridge arrangements.

Abstract: An acoustic surface wave filter for use as an intermediate frequency filter in a P.A.L. color television receiver comprising input and output transducers each having fingers of conductive material supported on a piezoelectric substrate the fingers of each transducer being electrically connected to a pair of terminal pads so that the fingers connected to one pad interleave with the fingers connected to the other pad, the transducers being mutually offset in a direction orthogonal to the direction of acoustic surface wave propagation and coupled by means of a multistrip coupler.