Abstract: A method of spinning fibres from a liquid, particularly a liquid urea formaldehyde resin, which comprises the step of supplying the liquid to at least one rotating annular reservoir having an outwardly extending upper and/or lower weir, and causing the liquid to flow outwardly over the said weir(s) and to be spun outwardly therefrom in the form of fibres by centrifugal force.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell is disclosed which includes a particulate electrode and a current conductor for feeding current to the particles of the particulate electrode, and means for flowing a fluid medium upwardly through the said particulate electrode, wherein a wall which forms part of a compartment defining the area occupied by the particulate electrode is provided with stabilizing means positioned so as to provide generally unidirectional flow channels which, when the electrochemical cell is in use, encourage vertical flow, and discourage bulk lateral movement, of said particles in the region of the said wall.