Acknowledging the dearth of standardized data on the thermal behavior of natural and synthetic fuels, two widely respected experts in the field present 100 samples of organic substances characterized under identical conditions by thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) in addition to proximate analysis-providing accurate information essential in research and engineering applications related to fuel preparation. Discusses nonisothermal kinetic techniques, mathematical models, and other parameter estimation procedures that facilitate the extrapolation of results obtained under various conditions-including the Gaur and Reed method, an important advance in understanding the kinetics of thermal data Organizing thermograms by individual biomass components, Thermal Data for Natural and Synthetic Fuels helps engineers identify reaction mechanisms as well as determine kinetic parameters accurately optimize conditions to favor one reaction over another obtain and interpret TG-DTA figures on temperature and rates of heterogeneous reactions, as well as the dynamics involved compare samples by changing the TG operating conditions to reveal how parameters from particle size to heating rate affect the decomposition pattern of solid samples improve comprehension of quantitative derivations due to mass and heat transfer and much more Practical and accessible, Thermal Data for Natural and Synthetic Fuels is an excellent hands-on guide for chemical, petroleum, fuel, civil, environmental, and mining engineers; petroleum, fuel, physical, and analytical chemists; polymer and materials scientists; geologists; and graduate-level students in these disciplines.