Methods for making epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters. Such epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters can be prepared by epoxidizing a natural oil with an acid and a peroxide. Residual acid in the epoxidized natural oil is not neutralized, such as with a base, prior to esterification to produce the epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters. Epoxidized fatty acid alkyl esters can be employed in plasticizers, either alone or in combination with other plasticizers, such as epoxidized natural oils. Such plasticizers in turn may be used in the formation of polymeric compositions.

The present invention describes branched and functionalized siloxanes and methods for making such compounds. The compounds have a variety of uses. One preferred application is as novel planarizing material for lithogaphy, in which case functionalized branched siloxane, such as an epoxy-modified branched siloxane is particularly useful.

A method of producing a nitrate ester is disclosed and comprises reacting an alcohol compound and an electrophilic compound to form a sulfonate compound. The sulfonate compound is reacted with a nitrate containing compound to form the nitrate ester. Additional methods of producing glycidyl nitrate or a nitrate ester are also disclosed.

A dry fire protection sprinkler in which, when a ratio of a pressure P1 of a pressurized fluid in a flexible tube to a pressure P3 of the fluid in a fluid supply line is less than a predetermined ratio of at least 3 to 1, a differential pressure controller sends a signal to a control valve to open, in order to allow the pressurized fluid in a pressurized fluid source at a pressure of P2 to enter the flexible tube, and, when the ratio of the pressure P1 of the pressurized fluid in the flexible tube to the pressure P3 of the fluid in the fluid supply line equals the predetermined ratio, the differential pressure controller sends a signal to the control valve to close.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing acrylated epoxidised plant oil particles comprising the following steps: a) mixing acrylated epoxidised plant oil with at least one solvent and in the presence of at least one photoinitiator; b) optionally mixing the solution after step a) with a solution S1; c) mixing the solution obtained after step a) or after optional step b) with an aqueous solution comprising at least one surfactant in order to obtain droplets; d) exposing said droplets to a UV light; e) retrieving the acrylated epoxidised plant oil particles obtained after step d).

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing acrylated epoxidised plant oil particles comprising the following steps: a) mixing acrylated epoxidised plant oil with at least one solvent and in the presence of at least one photoinitiator; b) optionally mixing the solution after step a) with a solution S1; c) mixing the solution obtained after step a) or after optional step b) with an aqueous solution comprising at least one surfactant in order to obtain droplets; d) exposing said droplets to a UV light; e) retrieving the acrylated epoxidised plant oil particles obtained after step d).