NOVELTY - Producing (I) fuel and byproduct from biomass or biomass derived material, comprises: providing processed biomass feedstock for use in gasification; and carrying out or causing at least one party to carry out gasification process comprising e.g. (a) subjecting the biomass feedstock to gasification to produce product comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen and cresylic acid, where processed biomass feedstock is co-gasified with coal, (b) recovering cresylic acid or its portion, and (c) recovering hydrogen produced or derived from step (a) or further reacting the carbon monoxide and hydrogen.    USE - The process is useful for producing fuel and byproduct from biomass or biomass derived material, where the fuel or fuel intermediate or transportation fuel is methane (claimed) used in modified combustion engine.    ADVANTAGE - The process: allows for reductions in slag, thus improving the economics of gasifying biomass and recovering cresylic acid; reduces the amount of fines or other particles present in the gasification; provides transportation or heating fuel or can be used in any stage of a process to produce another product for such use; prevents flow of gas there through, thus by removing or reducing the build-up of such fines, densification can serve to reduce disruptions in gas flow through the bed that would otherwise occur; reduces transportation costs and typically increases the efficiency of the gasification; reduces dust production and simplify storage and handling infrastructure; and provides the heating fuel which has reduced life cycle greenhouse gas emissions relative to a gasoline baseline.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Producing (I) fuel and byproduct from biomass or biomass derived material, comprises: providing a processed biomass feedstock for use in gasification; and carrying out or causing at least one party to carry out a gasification process comprising (a) subjecting the processed biomass feedstock to gasification to produce a product comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen and cresylic acid, where the processed biomass feedstock is co-gasified with coal, (b) recovering the cresylic acid or its portion, (c) recovering the hydrogen produced or derived from step (a) or further reacting the carbon monoxide and hydrogen to produce a fuel or fuel intermediate, (d) providing at least one product obtained from step (c) for use as, or to produce a transportation or heating fuel and (e) generating or causing generation of a renewable fuel credit. An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for producing (II) fuel and byproduct from biomass or biomass derived material, comprising either (A) (a2) subjecting processed biomass feedstock to gasification to produce a product comprising carbon monoxide and hydrogen and cresylic acid, where the processed biomass feedstock is co-gasified with coal, step (b) and (c) as above per se, (c2) recovering the hydrogen produced or derived from step (a2) or further reacting or causing at least one party to further react the carbon monoxide and hydrogen to produce a fuel or fuel intermediate, (d2) providing at least one products obtained from step (c2), for use as, or to produce a transportation or heating fuel and (e2) generating or causing generation of a renewable fuel credit or (B1) (a3) receiving a processed biomass feedstock that is densified, (b3) subjecting the processed biomass feedstock that is densified to gasification to produce carbon monoxide and hydrogen and cresylic acid, (c3) recovering the cresylic acid or its portion, (d3) recovering the hydrogen produced or derived from step (b3) or further reacting or causing at least one parties to further react the carbon monoxide and hydrogen to produce a fuel or fuel intermediate, (e3) providing at least one products obtained from step (d3), for use as, or to produce a transportation or heating fuel and (f3) generating or causing generation of a renewable fuel credit.