Research and Markets: This Report is a Complete Coverage of the Ethanol and Biodiesel Market in South Africa

DUBLIN--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/161519/south_africa_biofu) has
announced the addition of the "South Africa Biofuels Market" report to their
offering.

South Africa is not yet actively involved in big scale biofuels production.
Interest is high and the industry is eagerly awaiting the formal announcement of
the official policy on biofuels, which will set the stage for the development.

This report is a complete coverage of the ethanol and biodiesel market in South
Africa.

Biofuel is any fuel that is derived from biomass - recently living organisms or
their metabolic byproducts, such as manure from cows. It is a renewable energy
source, unlike other natural resources such as petroleum, coal, and nuclear
fuels.

Ethanol is manufactured from microbial conversion of biomass materials through
fermentation. Ethanol contains 35% oxygen. The production process consists of
conversion of biomass to fermentable sugars, fermentation of sugars to ethanol,
and the separation and purification of the ethanol. Fermentation initially
produces ethanol containing a substantial amount of water. Distillation removes
the majority of water to yield about 95% purity ethanol, the balance being
water. This mixture is called hydrous ethanol. If the remaining water is removed
in a further process, the ethanol is called anhydrous ethanol and is suitable
for blending into gasoline. Ethanol is "denatured" prior to leaving the plant to
make it unfit for human consumption by addition of a small amount of products
such as gasoline.

Biodiesel fuels are oxygenated organic compounds - methyl or ethyl esters -
derived from a variety of renewable sources such as vegetable oil, animal fat,
and cooking oil. The oxygen contained in biodiesel makes it unstable and
requires stabilization to avoid storage problems. Rapeseed methyl ester (RME)
diesel, derived from rapeseed oil, is the most common biodiesel fuel available
in Europe. In the United States, biodiesel from soybean oil, called soy methyl
ester diesel, is the most common biodiesel. Collectively, these fuels are
referred to as fatty acid methyl esters (FAME).

Key Topics Covered:

What are Biofuels?

Introduction to Biofuels

* Biomass Power Systems
* Background
* What are the Major Biofuels?
* Utilization of Biofuels
* Analysis of Ethanol
* Analysis of Biodiesel
* Advantages and Disadvantages of
* Biofuels
* What the Future Holds for Biofuels

South Africa's Energy Industry

Overview

* Oil Market
* Natural Gas Market
* Coal in South Africa

Biofuels in South Africa

Introduction

* Biofuels in South Africa vs Rest of the
* World
* Government Policy towards Biofuels

Market Profile

* Biofuel Value Chain Analysis
* Feedstock Production
* Production Costs
* Environmental Effect of Biofuel
* Production
* Challenges Facing the Industry
* Growth Drivers for Biofuels in South
* Africa
* Is Biofuel Production a Threat to Food
* Security in South Africa?

Biodiesel Market in South Africa

Market Size

* Policies Favoring the Development of the
* Market
* Capital Investment
* Manufacturing Costs

Major Players

* Ethanol Africa
* Sasol
* Biodiesel One

Appendix

GLOSSARY

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