The combustion behaviors of four different pulverized biomasses were evaluated in the
laboratory. Single particles of sugarcane bagasse, pine sawdust, torrefied pine sawdust and
olive residue were burned in a drop-tube furnace, set at 1400 K, in both air and O 2/CO 2
atmospheres containing 21, 30, 35, and 50% oxygen mole fractions. High-speed and high-
resolution images of single particles were recorded cinematographically and temperature–
time histories were obtained pyrometrically. Combustion of these particles took place in two …

The combustion behaviors of four different pulverized biomasses were evaluated in the
laboratory. Single particles of sugarcane bagasse, pine sawdust, torrefied pine sawdust and
olive residue were burned in a drop-tube furnace, set at 1400 K, in both air and O2/CO2
atmospheres containing 21, 30, 35, and 50% oxygen mole fractions. High-speed and high-
resolution images of single particles were recorded cinematographically and temperature–
time histories were obtained pyrometrically. Combustion of these particles took place in two …