Most of the Turkish lignites have undesirable fuel properties and are extremely pollutant. In this study, sweet sorghum was chosen as the energy plant. Combustion experiments of lignite and lignite-sweet sorghum mixtures were carried out in a fluidized bed system. The fuel-feeding ratio was set such that the thermal output of the system remained constant. Addition of sweet sorghum to the lignite reduces the pollutant concentration. The theoretical analysis supported this fact. The theoretical air consumption was reduced due to the oxygen present in the biomass as well as the polluting components in the flue gas. The results were supported by experimental results.
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