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The Influence of Coal Meso-Structure on Adsorption Characteristics of Coking and Lean Coal

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  • Lei Shi

    (College of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Tingting Cai

    (College of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
    Key Laboratory of In-Situ Property Improving Mining of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Yulong Jiang

    (Key Laboratory of In-Situ Property Improving Mining of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
    College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Xiaoyu Su

    (Key Laboratory of In-Situ Property Improving Mining of Ministry of Education, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China
    College of Mining Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

  • Leili Zhang

    (College of Safety and Emergency Management Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

Abstract

The non-uniform adsorption characteristics of coal strictly restrict the development and utilization of CBM, and the structure of coal is the fundamental reason for its non-uniform adsorption of methane. To investigate the fundamental causes of methane adsorption capacity differences in coal with various meso-structures, small coking coal and lean coal samples were subjected to isothermal adsorption, computed tomography (CT) scanning, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP) to obtain the correlation between the meso-structure of coal and its non-uniform adsorption characteristics. The reasons for the differences in methane adsorption capacity between the specimens were summarized from the perspectives of material and structural heterogeneities, meso-morphology and pore size distribution. The following conclusions could be drawn: (1) The coal samples with different heterogeneity degrees exhibit varying methane adsorption capacities. (2) Compared to the specific surface area, the mineral composition exerts a greater influence on the adsorption capacity of the coal samples. (3) The gas adsorption capacities of the coal samples with similar meso-morphology and pore size distribution characteristics are similar, while among the coal samples with similar pore size distributions but different meso-morphologies, the gas adsorption capacities significantly differ.

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  • Lei Shi & Tingting Cai & Yulong Jiang & Xiaoyu Su & Leili Zhang, 2022. "The Influence of Coal Meso-Structure on Adsorption Characteristics of Coking and Lean Coal," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(15), pages 1-17, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:15:p:9462-:d:878275
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