<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">a. P. Dimitrakopoulos</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thermogravimetric analysis of Mediterranean plant species</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">combustibility</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">lignocellulosic materials</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mediterranean</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">natural fuels</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pyrolysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">thermogravimetric analysis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">wildland fires</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2001</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2001///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0165237000001649</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">60</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">123 - 130</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Twelve dominant Mediterranean plant species were subjected to thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in air medium, in order to study their thermal degradation process and assess their potential combustibility as natural fuels. Statistically signiﬁcant differences were observed among the values of the pyrolytic parameters of the species analyzed. The mean volatilization rate values resulted in meaningful ranking of the species into vegetation types of similar combustibility, as veriﬁed by observations during actual wildﬁres. The use of TGA as a method for assessing the combustibility of individual plant species seems justiﬁed</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></issue></record><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Figueiredo, J. L.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Valenzuela, C.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bernalte, A.</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Encinar, J. M.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pyrolysis of holm-oak wood: influence of temperature and particle size</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fuel</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">charcoal</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Particle Size</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">pyrolysis</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1989</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1989///</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0016236189900677</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">68</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1012 - 1016</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">The pyrolysis of holm-oak wood sawdust was studied to determine the characteristics of the charcoal and the nature and amounts of gases produced. The temperature was varied from 300 to 900 °C and the wood particle size from 0.40 to 2 mm diameter. The fixed carbon content of the charcoal increased with temperature up to 700 °C, and then remained essentially constant. The gases produced were mainly CO, CO2, H2 and CH4. The rate constants and activation energies for the production of each gas were calculated assuming first order kinetics. The composition of the pyrolysis gas produced at each temperature was determined, and its heating value was calculated. Taking into consideration the quality of the charcoal and the heating value of the gases produced, it can be concluded that the optimal pyrolysis temperature is ≈ 600 °C.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></issue></record></records></xml>