| dc.description.abstract | Recent advancements in the technology, economy and sustainability of bioenergy from
biomass and biofuel have been revolutionized. There is the utmost need for the
sustainability of bioenergy and in transmogrifying the approaches to sourcing,
production and overall applicability and thus the intensification of socio-economic
impacts of the use of biofuels as bioenergy source in different energy sectors of the
global economy. Albeit, in the production and generation of biofuels from food crops
and feedstocks, there has been intercontinental technological logjam as the stream of
food, water vs energy chain becomes threatened. Production of bio-energy from food
crops and feedstocks poses immense pressure on food sustainability with attendant
competitive consequences. There are indirect and direct environmental impacts
associated, mostly stressing the soil, land and water when cultivating and growing the
energy crops and feedstocks. There is no doubt that advanced biofuels will overcome
this threat and challenges especially in Africa as this monotonous dependence will be
eliminated. Feasibility study of advanced biofuels and energy applications is required to
boom biofuel industry in South Africa. A technique called residue to product ratio was
used to generate data on crop residues potentially available to produce advanced
biofuels. Excel spreadsheet was used for results analysis. About 13.5 Mt of crop residues
from 19 crops were made available which can generate 4.9 GL of bioethanol per year
using biochemical route conversion technology. This study will impact on policy
development in biofuel sector by government of South Africa. It will also help potential
investors willing to embark on advanced biofuels. The outcome can also be used as a
model for Africa as a whole | en_US |
