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Characteristics of composite solid lipid inhibitor containing quercetin inhibiting coal spontaneous combustion

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To accomplish various and efficient inhibitions of coal spontaneous combustion (CSC) and solve the safety hazards of CSC encountered in the production and operation of coal mining enterprises, inhibitors play an important role in the prevention and management of CSC. Herein, we report quercetin, which is selection as an antioxidant to prepare a composite solid lipid inhibitor. The concentration of the composite solid lipid inhibitor with the best inhibition effect on the active groups is selected by Fourier pressure infrared experiments, the change pattern of gas content and characteristic temperature released from coal samples during an oxidation process warming process was tested by using a programmed warming test system and simultaneous thermal analysis experiments, and finally, the inhibitory rate and combustion characteristic index were calculated. The results of the research showed that 10 mass% of quercetin had the most impact on the various groups, the highest inhibitor rate of the composite solid lipid inhibitor is 80.67% in the coal low-temperature oxidation process, compared to the raw coal, the heat release of coal treated with the composite solid lipid inhibitor was decreased by 507.65 J g−1, the maximum amount of heat emitted was lowered by 60%, and the flammability index was reduced by 56.4. A composite solid lipid inhibitor containing quercetin developed in this paper indicated high effectiveness in inhibiting CSC, which is vital for coping with the safety management of coal mine production.

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This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 5197-4234, 5217-4201, 52074215, 52204236), the Key R&D Project in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (2022B03025-2), Shaanxi Province Postdoctoral Research Project (2023BSHYDZZ151).

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    Jun Deng, Jia-Xiang Zhang, Cai-Ping Wang, Jia-Yi Yuan, Tong-Shuang Liu, Fu-Ru Kang & Zu-Jing Bai

  2. Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Prevention and Control of Coal Fire, XUST, Xi’an, 710054, China

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JD helped in conceptualization, methodology, validation. JXZ was involved in supervision, writing—original draft preparation. JXG performed writing—reviewing and editing. CPW helped in supervision and data curation. JYY supervised the study. TSL proofread the grammar. FRK investigated the study. ZJB supervised the study.

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Deng, J., Zhang, JX., Gao, JX. et al. Characteristics of composite solid lipid inhibitor containing quercetin inhibiting coal spontaneous combustion. J Therm Anal Calorim 149, 687–698 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-023-12666-4

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