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With the mass production of coal-based solid waste, coal mine filling can effectively consume it. The coal gasification slag is modified and prepared as coal mine filling material to meet the relevant technical requirements, which can realize the recycling of coal mine → coal chemical industry → coal mine. In this paper, in order to explore the evolution law of the mechanical properties and pore structure characteristics of the modified coal gasification slag-cement cemented paste backfill (MCGS-CPB) prepared by sodium sulfate excitation coal gasification slag, a combined macro-meso-micro testing method is used. MCGS-CPB with different sodium sulfate contents (1~5%) were prepared and tested for uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), mercury intrusion (MIP) and microscopic tests. The results show that sodium sulfate has a significant effect on the UCS and pore structure characteristics of MCGS-CPB. The mechanical properties and pore structure characteristics of MCGS-CPB were best when sodium sulfate was doped at 3%; the mechanical properties and pore structure characteristics of MCGS-CPB were deteriorated when the addition of sodium sulfate is higher than 3%. On the meso-scale, when sodium sulfate was doped with 3%, the more harmful pores of MCGS-CPB gradually changed into harmless, less harmful, and harmful pores, and the macroscopic mechanical properties were gradually improved; when the addition of sodium sulfate is higher than 3%, the harmless, less harmful, and harmful pores of MCGS-CPB gradually changed into more harmful pores, and the macroscopic mechanical properties were deteriorated. On a microscopic scale, sodium sulfate can cause MCGS-CPB to form hydration products with expansion properties. The presence of a reasonable amount of sodium sulfate in the pores of MCGS-CPB is beneficial to the development of mechanical properties. However, excessive presence will lead to the formation of expansion stress, gradual formation of micro-expansion cracks, and deteriorate the macroscopic mechanical properties. Hence, the volcanic ash activity of coal gasification slag excited by external addition of sodium sulfate should not exceed 3%. This study provides a reference value for application ratio of sodium sulfate–stimulated MCGS-CPB used in coal mine filling design.
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This work was financially supported by the Postdoctoral Research Foundation (Mining Engineering) of Xi’an University of Science and Technology: 2050922010; National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52222404, 52204175, 52074212).
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Xie, G., Suo, Y., Liu, L. et al. Pore characteristics of sulfate-activated coal gasification slag cement paste backfill for mining. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 114920–114935 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-30554-0
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