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Thermal analysis can be used for the study of the behaviour of plants during heating, and most particularly in the risk prevention of forest fire.
Simultaneous thermal analysis (DTA-TG) of some mediterranean vegetals (needles of Pinus halepensis, leaves of Quercus coccifera; leaves of Rosmarinus officinalis; prickles, flowers and branchs of Ulex parviflorus; leaves and branchs of Acacia dealbata; leaves of Cistus albidus) shows the presence of several exothermic peaks. The first one, about 300°C, is responsible for a brutal ignition of the evolved gas. We compare the different samples by using the DTA and DTG peak temperatures and the weight loss by volatilization at 300°C.
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Kaloustian, J., Pauli, A.M. & Pastor, J. Etude par analyse thermique de quelques vegetaux mediterraneens. Journal of Thermal Analysis 46, 1349–1365 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01979248
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