Biofuels in Perspective
Biofuels in Perspective
Biofuels in Perspective
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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