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               PCA. See principal component analysis  polymer packaging
               peak flow rates, rational method for   copolymer, 327
                   estimating, 109             homopolymer, 327
               peak response, 48               packaging, 326–332, 327t
               percolation, 94–95, 177         processing, 327–332
               perfect match (PM) probe, 15      blow molding, 330–332
               performance criteria (PC), 314    extrusion, 327–329, 328f
               Perkins P4 diesel engine, 270–271  injection molding and, 329, 329f
               PERLND. See Pervious Land Segment   thermoforming, 332
                   Module                      synthetic, 345
               permanent wilting point (PWP), 136,   thermoplastic, 326–329
                   197–198                   polymerization, 380
               peroxide value method, 386    polymers, permeability of, 343, 344t
               Pervious Land Segment Module   polyphenols, olive, 394, 395, 395f, 400,
                   (PERLND), 178                 400t
               pest management, integrated, 499  formulas, 395, 396f, 397f
               PEST tool. See Parameter Estimation  nature of, 394–398
               pesticides, 173–175. See also   nutraceutical properties of, 399, 399t
                   biopesticides             polypropylene (PP), 329
               PET. See polyethylene terephthalate  polystyrene (PS), 329
               petrol, properties, 267t      polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), 453
               petroleum, 228, 228t, 253     pomace, 393
               phase margin (PM), 69, 72     position vectors, 20
               phase shift, 59               potassium
                 integral term, 53             exchangeable, determining, 475–476
                 quadratic lag, 56–57          fruit, 417, 419f, 421
               phenol(s)                     Potter-Elvehjem homogenizer, 287
                 bio-oils and, 235–237       power
                 complex, 398                  cable heating demand of, 158, 158f
                 olive, ripe, 397              centrifuge machine, 289
                 olive oil, 392              PP. See polypropylene
                 simple, 398                 precipitation, 94, 96–97. See also rainfall
               phenolic groups, bio-oils and, 236  primary thermal decomposition
               phenolic substances               reactions, 217–218
                 olive, 391–401, 395f, 400t  principal component analysis (PCA),
                 olive mill products, 391–401, 395f,  18, 32
                    400t                     PS. See polystyrene
                 vegetable oil, 384          PSO. See particle swarm optimization
               Philip model, 106–107         PUFAs. See polyunsaturated fatty
               phosphorus, in soil, 473–475      acids
               phytoremediation, 349         PWP. See permanent wilting point
               plants. See also fruit; tree(s)  py-MBMS. See pyrolysis molecular
                 growth/development, 125–126     beam mass spectrometry
                 soil, water and, 195        pyrolysis
                 water, relations, 197         ablative, 225
                 water needs of, 198–200       bubbling fluidized beds, 224–225,
               plastics. See polymers             225f
               plate and frame filter, 293, 293f. See also  energy efficiency, 222
                   filtration                  fast, 223–226
               PM. See phase margin            lignocellulosic material, 218
               PM probe. See perfect match probe  reactors, 224, 224t, 225
               PNNL. See Pacific Northwest National   designing, 220–221
                   Laboratory                  slow, 222–223
               Poiseuille’s law, 293           technologies, 222–226
               pollution, 349. See also Agricultural   vacuum, 225–226
                   Nonpoint Source Pollution Model;   pyrolysis molecular beam mass
                   nonpoint source pollution     spectrometry (py-MBMS), 363
               polyethylene terephthalate    pyrolytic lignin, 239
                   (PET), 329                pyrolytic sugars, 238–239
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