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Analysis of pulverized tectonic coal gas expansion energy in underground mines and its influence on the environment

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Production of a large amount of gas during outbursts will cause greenhouse effects, which will impact the atmospheric environment. In this study, some inherent properties of pulverized tectonic coal were investigated. The results indicate that tectonic coal was more broken and exhibited a higher gas adsorption volume. No obvious changes were found in the micropore and mesopore volumes, whereas the macropore volume and pulverized tectonic coal porosity were significantly increased compared with those of intact coal. Additionally, the initial gas desorption capacities of pulverized tectonic coal were enhanced by tectonism, which might be related to the development of macropore structures and porosity. Analysis of gas expansion energy at the same particle size showed that the values increased with the increasing pressure. Pulverized tectonic coal had a higher gas expansion energy, which could result in a larger outburst of potential energy. Almost all outbursts occurred in tectonic development zones and released a large amount of gas, which greatly damaged the ecological environment. From the perspective of environmental protection, attention should be paid to gas control in the tectonic development zone.

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This research was supported by the Outstanding Innovation Scholarship for Doctoral Candidate of CUMT (No. 2019YCBS043).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Gas and Fire Control for Coal Mines (China University of Mining and Technology), Ministry of Education, Xuzhou, 221116, Jiangsu, China

    Zhenyang Wang, Yuanping Cheng, Liang Wang, Chenghao Wang, Yang Lei & Zhaonan Jiang

  2. National Engineering Research Center for Coal and Gas Control, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China

    Zhenyang Wang, Yuanping Cheng, Liang Wang, Chenghao Wang, Yang Lei & Zhaonan Jiang

  3. School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou, 221116, China

    Zhenyang Wang, Yuanping Cheng, Liang Wang, Chenghao Wang, Yang Lei & Zhaonan Jiang

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Wang, Z., Cheng, Y., Wang, L. et al. Analysis of pulverized tectonic coal gas expansion energy in underground mines and its influence on the environment. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 1508–1520 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06757-9

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