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Biodiesel:

Biofuel fulfilling directly and/or in blends the given fuel specifications; one prominent example is fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) usually produced from vegetable oil via transesterification.

Biogas to liquids:

Process to convert biogas into long-chain hydrocarbon liquid under standard conditions (i.e., advanced biofuels).

Biomass to liquids:

Process to convert solid biomass (i.e., lignocellulosic material) into long-chain hydrocarbon liquid under standard conditions.

Co-refining:

The processing of vegetable oil in a “classical” crude oil refinery together with crude oil to produce biofuels fulfilling the given specifications.

Drop-in fuels:

Fuels similar to fossil fuels on a molecular level, so that they can be mixed with varying shares and thus be used within the existing infrastructure.

HEFA fuels:

Fuels produced from vegetable oils via the hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids process.

Pyrolysis:

Thermochemical conversion process to convert solid biomass into a...

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