Flameless combustion processes (smouldering)

Smouldering is a form of slow combustion, without flame, which is produced by the exothermic surface reaction between solid fuel and oxygen. This type of combustion is characteristic of porous materials, with a large specific surface area, and it is observed frequently in cellulose materials.

In particular, we work on the analysis and improvement of the smoling that is produced in thermal insulating materials, made from lignocellulose products, such as vegetable marrow.