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242 Index<br />

syngas 96, 99–109, 110, 113, 193<br />

applications 100, 100<br />

‘gas-to-liquid’ processes 100<br />

biomass feed<strong>in</strong>g 106–9, 106<br />

black liquor utilization 108–9<br />

fluidized bed gasification 107–8<br />

pneumatic feed<strong>in</strong>g 107<br />

screw feed<strong>in</strong>g 107<br />

biomass pretreatment 106–8, 106, 113<br />

mill<strong>in</strong>g 107<br />

pyrolysis 108<br />

torrefaction 107, 110<br />

clean<strong>in</strong>g 109<br />

feedstock 102, 106–9<br />

market implementation 100–2, 101<br />

process technology 99, 100–6, 102–6<br />

bioref<strong>in</strong>ery 105<br />

catalytic reform<strong>in</strong>g 103–4<br />

clean-up 99–100<br />

entra<strong>in</strong>ed flow gasification 104–5, 113<br />

fluidized bed gasification 103–4, 107–8,<br />

113<br />

implementation (large scale) 101–2, 101<br />

optimum technology 105, 106<br />

plant location 99, 101<br />

plant size 100–1<br />

polygeneration 105<br />

temperature levels 102–3, 103, 104<br />

transport 102, 113<br />

see also Fischer—Tropsch (FT) method<br />

Texas 13, 44<br />

Thermoanaerobacter spp. 210–11<br />

fermentation end products 210<br />

hydrogenases 210<br />

NADH (role) 210<br />

Thermococcus spp. 212–13<br />

fereodox<strong>in</strong> (role) 212–13<br />

Thermotoga spp. 211–12, 212<br />

ferredox<strong>in</strong> (role) 211<br />

glucose catabolic pathway 211<br />

Thermotogales 211–12<br />

tillage practice 16–17, 19–21, 228<br />

conservational 19<br />

conventional 19, 20,22<br />

and feedstock availability 19–21, 21<br />

no-till 19, 20, 21–2, 23, 24<br />

and greenhouse gas emissions 28–9,<br />

228<br />

total reduc<strong>in</strong>g sugars (TRS) <strong>in</strong>dex 63<br />

transesterification see esterification/<br />

transesterification; methanolysis<br />

transportation 4–5, 6–7<br />

to bioref<strong>in</strong>eries 11, 33<br />

cellulosic feedstock 24, 25–6, 33<br />

and ethanol production 44, 52<br />

Fischer—Tropsch diesel production 110,<br />

112, 113<br />

plant oil biofuels 124<br />

and syngas production 102<br />

triglycerides 129, 131, 158<br />

United K<strong>in</strong>gdom 120<br />

v<strong>in</strong>asse 69, 178<br />

storage 178–80<br />

waste cook<strong>in</strong>g oils see waste lipids<br />

waste lipids 153–68<br />

contam<strong>in</strong>ation 157, 158<br />

dimer/polymer formation 158<br />

esterification/transesterification 156, 159,<br />

160, 161–8<br />

acid catalysis 162–4<br />

Lewis acids 163<br />

reaction k<strong>in</strong>etics 162–3<br />

alkali catalysis 155, 161–2<br />

esterification as first step 164–6, 164<br />

economics 165<br />

f<strong>in</strong>al composition 166<br />

reaction conditions 164–5<br />

soap stock conversion 165–6<br />

esterification as second step 166–7, 167,<br />

168<br />

two-step reaction 164–8, 164, 167, 168<br />

fatty acid oxidation 157<br />

hydrolysis 158<br />

physical changes 157<br />

process<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to biodiesel 159–68<br />

contam<strong>in</strong>ant removal 161, 168<br />

esterification/transesterification 156, 159,<br />

160, 161–8<br />

fatty acid removal 160<br />

phosopholipid removal 159–60<br />

pretreatment 159<br />

water removal 159<br />

ref<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g 156, 156<br />

water consumption 68<br />

willow crop 16, 224, 231<br />

wood chips 51

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