The thermodynamic analysis carried out focuses on biomass mixing to reduce the formation of corrosive (mainly alkali) chlorides during straw combustion. The calculations confirm the reduction abilities of sewage sludge and peat and provide information on the addition levels at which no corrosive compounds are expected to form. The calculations provide insight into the mechanisms responsible for the disappearance of alkali chlorides. The mechanisms that can potentially take place are known (reaction with sulfur and reaction with or adsorption on aluminosilicates or other ash compounds). However, many aspects remain unclear, and calculations cast light on several of them. The main result obtained in this study is that, in a given binary mixture, the chemical elements involved in the decomposition of corrosive alkali chlorides (or preventing them from forming) change with the mixing proportions, an important fact never mentioned to our knowledge. The practical implications are significant: in a real system, ...