巨野矿区煤自燃特性及动力学研究

针对巨野矿区3号煤层自然发火严重的现状,选择巨野矿区3上和3下两煤层煤样,采用煤的物性参数测试、热重分析、傅里叶红外光谱测试等实验方法,进行巨野矿区3煤层的自燃特性及动力学参数实验研究。结果表明,巨野矿区煤属于Ⅱ类自燃煤,煤的孔隙主要以大孔和中孔为主;煤在失水失重与吸氧增重阶段的活化能分别为94.49~123.61 kJ/mol和231.50~241.08 kJ/mol;煤分子中含有大量的羟基、甲基、亚甲基等活性官能团,这些活性官能团是导致巨野矿区煤自燃的关键化学结构。      

煤地质学研究进展与前沿

煤地质学是以煤的形成、组成、煤系伴生矿产、煤层瓦斯和煤层气为主要研究内容的地质学分支。近年来随着我国和世界对煤炭资源安全开采、洁净利用的要求逐渐提高,煤及煤层气资源的勘探与开发,煤地质学的研究重点也在逐渐发生变化。通过分析2011-2015年《国际煤地质学》杂志发表的717篇学术论文,总结了近期煤地质学最新的研究热点与前沿。研究发现:煤层气资源评价以及与煤层气开发关系最为紧密的煤储层物性研究是各国煤地质科技工作者最为关注的热点;煤中的矿物质和元素地球化学一直为人们所重视;与煤的形成、开采和利用相关的煤岩学及有机地球化学,煤的自燃、燃烧与环境,沉积环境与煤炭演化,地理信息系统与矿区环境监测,矿井瓦斯,矿井构造,矿井水和煤的热解等方面的研究一直在持续开展;页岩气资源评价与开发越来越受到人们重视。      

Superposed deposits of thick coal on the eastern edge of the Illinois Basin and their association with underlying geologic features

Comparison of maps produced from publicly available data (drillers' logs, electrical logs and mine maps) provides a basis for inferring a deep-seated influence on the distribution of superposed deposits of thick coal (>1.4 m) in four Middle Pennsylvania (Desmoinesian Series) coal beds in three mining districts of west-central Indiana. Thick sandstone (>18 m) is common in areas between and around the mining districts, but less than 3 percent of the study area (consisting of 3200 km²) is underlain by both thick coal and thick sandstone. Only thick sandstone associated with the Survant Coal Member (Linton Formation), and informally referred to by us “Survant sandstone”, exists in all of the thin-coal areas. After comparison with published maps by other authors, it is inferred that distribution of the Survant sandstone, which was deposited immediately after a long period of slow deposition associated with the Colchester Coal Member (Linton Formation), may reflect topographic expression of long-term subsidence associated with differential thinning of much deeper Silurian strata (580 m below).Although the findings of this study provide the basis for a conceptual geologic model with a hypothetical structure that is amenable to statistical testing, such analysis should be undertaken only after the data are analyzed for randomness, spatial autocorrelation, linearity and normality.     

From in-situ coal to fly ash: a study of coal mines and power plants from Indiana

This paper presents data on the properties of coal and fly ash from two coal mines and two power plants that burn single-source coal from two mines in Indiana. One mine is in the low-sulfur (<1%) Danville Coal Member of the Dugger Formation (Pennsylvanian) and the other mines the high-sulfur (>5%) Springfield Coal Member of the Petersburg Formation (Pennsylvanian). Both seams have comparable ash contents (11%). Coals sampled at the mines (both raw and washed fractions) were analyzed for proximate/ultimate/sulfur forms/heating value, major oxides, trace elements and petrographic composition. The properties of fly ash from these coals reflect the properties of the feed coal, as well as local combustion and post-combustion conditions. Sulfur and spinel content, and As, Pb and Zn concentrations of the fly ash are the parameters that most closely reflect the properties of the source coal.     

Estimation of atmospheric iodine emission from coal combustion

Coal combustion is the primary anthropogenic source of atmospheric iodine, which has important environmental and health effects. The iodine distribution in Chinese coals and the atmospheric iodine emission factors of coal-fired boilers are studied to estimate the iodine atmospheric flux from coal combustion in China from 1995 to 2009. The national average iodine content weighted by coal yield fluctuated from 2.61 mg kg^-1 in 1995 to 2.09 mg kg^-1 in 2009, recording an annual decline of 1.42 %. By establishing a monitoring program, iodine distribution in coal by-products after the coal is consumed in combustors is measured, and atmospheric iodine emission factors by sectors are calculated. Based on the coal consumption by sectors, the annual atmospheric iodine emission from coal combustion in China increased at an annual rate of 4.3 % from 3031.1 tons in 1995 to 4872.6 tons in 2009. Anthropogenic atmospheric iodine emission is significantly underestimated, and its environmental and health effects must be given more attention.     

论保水采煤问题

采煤会造成地下水严重渗漏,同时对生态环境影响巨大,保水采煤在陕北地区是非常必要的。本文系统地论述了陕北侏罗纪煤田保水采煤的由来、基本思路、途径及地下水的勘查、开发利用、水源保护区设置等问题,评述了陕北侏罗纪煤田榆神府矿区保水采煤区划,从科学发展观角度,提出了一些保水采煤建议。      

Dips, ramps, and rolls — evidence for paleotopographic and syn-depositional fault control on the Western Kentucky No. 4 coal bed, Tradewater Formation (Bolsovian), Illinois Basin

The Western Kentucky No. 4 coal is a high-volatile B to high-volatile C bituminous coal that has been heavily mined along the southern margin of the Western Kentucky Coal Field. The seam has a reputation for rolling floor elevation. Elongate trends of floor depressions are referred to as “dips” and “rolls” by miners. Some are relatively narrow and straight to slightly curvilinear in plan view, with generally symmetric to slightly asymmetric cross-sections. Others are broader and asymmetric in section, with sharp dips on one limb and gradual, ramp-like dips on the other. Some limbs change laterally from gradual dip, to sharp dip, to offset of the coal. Lateral changes in the rate of floor elevation dip are often associated with changes in coal thickness, and in underground mines, changes in floor elevation are sometimes associated with roof falls and haulage problems. In order to test if coal thickness changes within floor depressions were associated with changes in palynology, petrography and coal quality, the coal was sampled at a surface mine across a broad, ramp-like depression that showed down-dip coal thickening. Increment samples of coal from a thick (150 cm), down-ramp and thinner (127 cm), up-ramp position at one surface mine correlate well between sample sites (a distance of 60 m) except for a single increment. The anomalous increment (31 cm) in the lower-middle part of the thick coal bed contained 20% more Lycospora orbicula spores.The rolling floor elevations noted in the study mines are inferred to have been formed as a result of pre-peat paleotopographic depressions, syn-depositional faulting, fault-controlled pre-peat paleotopography, and from compaction beneath post-depositional channels and slumps. Although the association of thick coal with linear trends and inferred faults has been used in other basins to infer syn-depositional faulting, changes in palynology within increment samples of the seam along a structural ramp in this study provide subtle evidence of faulting within a specific increment of the coal itself. The sudden increase in L. orbicula (produced by Paralycopodites) in a single increment of a down-ramp sample of the Western Kentucky No. 4 coal records the reestablishment of a rheotrophic mire following a sudden change in edaphic conditions. Paralycopodites was a colonizing lycopod, which in this case became locally abundant after the peat was well established along a fault with obvious growth during peat accumulation. Because many coal-mire plants were susceptible to sudden edaphic changes as might accompany faulting or flooding, changes in palynology would be expected in coals affected by syn-depositional faulting.     

坚硬顶板薄煤层条带开采技术在杨庄煤矿中的应用

杨庄煤矿村庄下压煤具有典型的坚硬顶板薄煤层特点，具有控制地面沉降，保护地面设施的有利条件，在矿井地质与水文地质条件较为复杂的情况下，对村庄下压煤选择了条带开采技术，成功地解决了村庄下大量压煤和村庄下不搬迁开采问题，为该村庄下压煤开采积累了经验。     

The Ruhr coal basin (Germany): structural evolution of an autochthonous foreland basin

The Ruhr coal basin is part of the external fold and thrust belt of the Variscan orogen in Central Europe. Information from extensive coal mining, outcrops in the south of the Ruhr district, reflection seismic surveys and about 800 exploration boreholes in the north, support the interpretation of a mostly molasse-type sequence, more than 6000 m thick, of Namurian and Westphalian age. Both the southwest-northeast trending sedimentary basin structures and the fold structures of the Ruhr Carboniferous were caused by the compressive regime of the Variscan folding in its hinterland, but there is no direct relationship between sedimentary basin structures and the later folding structures. Coal formation started in the Namurian C, reached its maximum during the Westphalian A and B and ended during the Westphalian D. In total, about 250 coal seams were formed, but only 50 of them are of economic importance at present.Strata thicknesses and coal content are generally greater in the southeast of the Ruhr coalfield than in the northwest. An important exception can be observed in the lower part of the Westphalian A, where, in contrast, strata thicknesses are greatest in the northwest (in the Münsterland region), although the coal content remains the greatest in the southeast.Detailed isopach maps covering 100–200 m thick stratigraphic intervals reveal the existence of a southwest-northeast trending zone of reduced subsidence in the Ruhr coalfield that moved from southwest-northeast during the Westphalian. This structure can be interpreted as a peripheral bulge. Coal seems are purer and thicker in the area of this structure, which therefore must have been a paleogeographic element within the Ruhr basin.The general effect of a general decrease in the coal content of the Upper Carboniferous towards the northwest is superimposed on the migration of the coal content maxima of individual formations towards the northwest. During the Namurian C and Westphalian A the coal content maxima were situated in the area of the River Ruhr and during the Westphalian B and C in the area of the River Lippe.The deformation of the Ruhr coal basin is of post-Westphalian age, as demonstrated by the concordant folding of the Devonian and Carboniferous strata. The tectonic structure is mainly characterised by the following elements: stockwerk tectonics, axial elevations and a succession of compressional and extensional tectonics.Due to the general dip of the Ruhr coal basin towards the north, different structural levels (“stockwerks”) can be observed. The southern area displays the lowermost stockwerk, with many minor folds of about constant wavelength and low amplitudes. Thrusts are mainly small and some of them show increasing displacement upwards. The central part of the mining area displays the intermediate stockwerk with large, tight anticlinoria with minor folds separated by open synclines. These are accompanied by folded northwest- and southeast-vergent thrusts. In the northern Ruhr district, high anticlines and broad, trough-shaped synclinoria with only few thrusts represent the uppermost stockwerk. Large fold controlled thrusts die out at this level. Axial culminations and depressions have strongly influenced the structural style of the folding as well.According to this model of stockwerk tectonics, excess volume created by disharmonic folding is redistributed by thrusts. Thrusts dying out downwards at different stratigraphic and structural levels give evidence that there is no regional basal detachment below the Ruhr coal basin. This interpretation fits very well to new results achieved by the deep seismic reflection profile DEKORP 2-N. The section clearly shows thick-skinned tectonics in the Rhenish massif, with a shortening of the whole thickness of crust. The Ruhr coal basin can, therefore, be interpreted in terms of an autochthonous foreland basin in front of a buried thrust front to the south.Investigations on the post-Carboniferous strata of the Ruhr basin indicate different periods of active faulting. Cross and diagonal faults were formed partly at the end of the Variscan folding and partly before and during deposition of the Zechstein strata. A further important period of tectonic movements occurred during the early Kimmerian phase in the Late Triassic. Furthermore, earlier extensional faults in the Ruhr basin have been affected by Late Cretaceous transpression.     

Deformation metamorphism of bituminous and anthracite coals from China

Tectonic displacement of coal seams in China has resulted in faulting parallel to coal bedding. Displacement along these faults caused significant comminution of the coal on the footwall contributing to various mining problems, the worst of which is catastrophic failure, or “outbursting” of the working face during mining. The granular texture and mostly unconsolidated nature of the coal suggests that faulting occurred relatively late in the coalification sequence, at a time of maximum tectonic stress. Coal samples taken on either side of the fault plane (normal and deformed coal layers) were obtained in an effort to establish what influence these tectonic stresses might have had on coal properties as well as what they might reveal about the influence of tectonic pressure on organic maturity. Sample sets were collected within coal beds from undisturbed and adjacent deformed layers, including 21 bituminous samples from the Pingdingshan coal field and nine anthracite samples from the Jiaozuo coal field, the Tieshenggou coal mine of the Yuxi coal field in Henan province, the Beijing Xishan coal field, the Baijiao mine of the Furong coal field in Sichuang province and the Baisha coal field in Hunan province, China. Results from vitrinite reflectance, proximate and ultimate analyses show some differences in reflectance, hydrogen content and nitrogen content of anthracite coal. No significant difference was found between volatile matter yields of normal and deformed coal specimens. GC measurements of the saturated hydrocarbon fraction of chloroform extracts from bituminous coals showed that lower molecular weight carbon fragments were concentrated in the deformed samples. Therefore, although changes in the gross chemical properties of the deformed coal were insignificant, some modification of the chemical structure is seen to have occurred as a result of exposure to tectonic pressure.     

The measurement of coal porosity with different gases

Sorption processes can be used to study different characteristics of coal properties, such as gas content (coalbed methane potential of a deposit), gas diffusion, porosity, internal surface area, etc. Coal microstructure (porosity system) is relevant for gas flow behaviour in coal and, consequently, directly influences gas recovery from the coalbed.This paper addresses the determination of coal porosity (namely micro- and macroporosity) in relation to the molecular size of different gases. Experiments entailed a sorption process, which includes the direct method of determining the “void volume” of samples using different gases (helium, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and methane). Because gas behaviour depends on pressure and temperature conditions, it is critical, in each case, to know the gas characteristics, especially the compressibility factor.The experimental conditions of the sorption process were as follows: temperature in the bath 35 °C; sample with moisture equal to or greater than the moisture-holding capacity (MHC), particle size of sample less than 212 μm, and mass ca. 100 g.The present investigation was designed to confirm that when performing measurements of the coal void volume with helium and nitrogen, there are only small and insignificant changes in the volume determinations. Inducing great shrinkage and swelling effects in the coal molecular structure, carbon dioxide leads to “abnormal” negative values in coal void volume calculations, since the rate of sorbed and free gas is very high. In fact, when in contact with the coal structure, carbon dioxide is so strongly retained that the sorbed gas volume is much higher than the free gas volume. However, shrinkage and swelling effects in coal structure induced by carbon dioxide are fully reversible. Methane also induces shrinkage and swelling when in contact with coal molecular structure, but these effects, although smaller than those induced by carbon dioxide, are irreversible and increase the coal volume.     

Coal petrographical characterization of the Mecsek bituminous coal basin, with special reference to the contact metamorphism of coal seams

The bituminous coals of the Mecsek Mountains were formed during the Early Lias and are of paralic origin. The limnic complex of the layers consists of sandstone, aleurite and coal, and the upper layer contains marl of marine origin. The 9–15 minable coal seams have a thickness of 1.2–14.0 m. The Mecsek Coal Field and the coal complex within it show a folded and fractured structure, and with regard to their mechanical behaviour, are strongly stressed.75–90% of the coal material is vitrinite, and 1–14% is inertinite. The quantity of liptinite is smaller than 9%. The coal rank is that of gas coal and fat coal with a reflectivity of 0.85–1.5%, respectively. The coal rank differences and variations according to zones are the consequence of forces of various magnitude that occurred in the course of orogenic movements.During the Early Cretaceous, there was some under-sea-bed volcanic activity in this field, the diabasic material of which appeared in the form of a bed vein along the coal seams, and this has exerted a strong metamorphic influence on the coal. It has resulted in thermo-contact alteration, i.e. in the appearance of natural coke and semicoke of various degrees of metamorphism. This alteration badly affected the quality and technological characteristics, especially the cokability of the coal.     

Shaft failure characteristics and the control effects of backfill body compression ratio at ultra-contiguous coal seams mining

Solid backfill coal mining is a mainstream method in green coal mining, which has gradually become a key technology to control shaft deformation when recovering industrial square pillars during mining of ultra-contiguous coal seams. On the basis of the engineering background of Nantun Coal Mine, this paper combined physical simulation, numerical simulation, and theoretical analysis for studying shaft deformation, failure characteristics, and stress variation rules during the mining of ultra-contiguous coal seams. The results revealed that shaft deformation and failure were the results of the movement of strata caused by coal mining; in addition, the backfill body compression ratios in two adjacent coal seams were the key factors in shaft deformation control during the mining of ultra-contiguous coal seams. Moreover, the effects of the backfill body compression ratios on shaft deformation in ultra-contiguous coal seam mining were simulated by ABAQUS, and the optimal compression ratios of backfill body in two coal seams were determined. Finally, based on the probability-integral method, the vertical compressive deformation and the inclined deformation of shaft were estimated and the results showed that the shaft safety and stability at ultra-contiguous coal seam mining can be provided when the backfill body compression ratios of 3_upper and 3_lower coal seams were set at 85%.     

Ambient nanoparticles/nanominerals and hazardous elements from coal combustion activity:Implications on energy challenges and health hazards

Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel in the world. Because of the growth of coal mining, coal-fired power plants and coal-burning industries, the increase of the emission of particulates(coarse, fine or ultrafine)is of great concern. There is a relationship between increasing human morbidity and mortality and progressive environmental air pollution caused by these types of particles. Thus, the knowledge of the physico-chemical composition and ambient concentrations of coal-derived nanoparticles will improve pollution control strategy. Given the current importance of this area of research, the advanced characterization of this coal combustion-derived nanoparticles/nanominerals as well as hazardous elements is likely to be one of the hottest research fields in coming days. In this review, we try to compile the existing knowledge on coal-derived nanoparticles/nanominerals and discuss the advanced level of characterization techniques for future research. This review also provides some of aspects of health risks associated with exposure to ambient nanoparticles. In addition, the presence of some of the hazardous elements in coal and coal combustion activities is also reviewed.     

Gas emission prediction and recovery in underground coal mines

Strata gas can be released and captured from non-active and active gas resources either from virgin or relaxed strata, both prior to and when mining activities take place. The high and irregular gas emissions associated with high production longwall mining have provided a need to optimise the methods used to predict these gas levels and the ventilation requirements for gas dilution. A forecast of gas emissions during development drivage and longwall mining indicated possible gas and ventilation problems requiring the introduction of various gas drainage techniques and in maintaining the necessary air quantities in ventilation systems to satisfy the statutory gas limitations for various coal production rates. Although there are sound principles used in world-recognised methods of gas emission prediction, a new approach developed from long-term practical experience in underground gassy coal mine practices and gas-rock mechanics studies appear most suitable for local conditions and mining systems in use. The Lunagas ‘Floorgas' and ‘Roofgas' geomechanical and gas emission models offer an effective solution to these problems. Both programs are the most advanced engineering, numerical tools available to calculate gas source contributions to total gassiness and improve the accuracy and quality of gas control, gas capture technologies and ventilation system design.     

Research and application of roadway backfill coal mining technology in western coal mining area

In China’s western coal mining area, the traditional room mining technology is facing coal pillar instability, mine earthquake, large-area roof subsidence in the goaf, surface subsidence, water and soil loss, vegetation deterioration, and other environmental problems. To solve the aforementioned problems and to improve coal recovery, the roadway backfill coal mining (RBCM) method was proposed as a solution and its technical principle and key equipment were presented in this paper. In addition, the microstructure and mechanical behavior (strain-stress relation in confined compressive test) of aeolian sand and loess backfill materials were studied for a rational backfill design for underground mines. Further, coal pillar stress, plastic zone change, and surface deformation of the RBCM schemes were studied using the FLAC^3D numerical simulation software, and a reasonable mining scheme of “mining 7 m and leaving 3 m” was determined. The engineering application in Changxing Coal Mine shows that the RBCM method with loess and aeolian sand as backfill materials allows a stable recovery of coal pillars with a recovery ratio of more than 70 %. The maximum accumulated surface subsidence and the maximum horizontal deformation were measured to be 15 mm and 0.8 mm/m respectively, indicating that the targeted backfilling effect can help protect the environment and also control surface subsidence.     

榆神矿区保水采煤的工程地质背景

论述了榆神矿区煤层上覆红土、风化带基岩、未风化基岩的工程地质特征,认为红土层具有较好的隔水性能,风化带基岩中粘土矿物的含量增加,隔水性能明显增强。2-2煤层上覆基岩为中硬岩石,而且有较多的软弱岩石夹层,煤层开采的冒裂带发育高度相对较小,影响不到第四系萨拉乌苏组含水层底部,具有较好的保水采煤工程地质条件。      

山西重点煤矿区瓦斯梯级利用关键技术与工程示范

山西重点煤矿区包括晋城、阳泉、西山、汾西、潞安等矿区,是“十三五”国家科技重大专项“山西重点煤矿区煤层气与煤炭协调开发示范工程”的主要实施地点。依托国家科技重大专项项目资助,研发了煤矿瓦斯梯级利用系列技术,并进行工程示范,引导山西重点煤矿区瓦斯抽采量与利用量由2015年的60.2亿m3和22.3亿m3提高至2020年的64.03亿m3和28.94亿m3,利用率由37%提升至45%,在保障煤矿安全开采的前提下极大地助力碳达峰碳中和目标的实现。梯级利用主要是根据甲烷浓度高低分别加以综合利用,对于甲烷体积分数≥30%的高浓度煤矿瓦斯,可以进行集输后按照效益最大化原则进行发电、民用、工业利用等。对于甲烷体积分数<30%的低浓度瓦斯,依据不同浓度瓦斯利用技术差异性及适应性,将低浓度瓦斯的浓度利用区间划分为4级:甲烷体积分数介于16%~30%的低浓度瓦斯可采用变压吸附技术,提纯后可使甲烷体积分数达到30%以上满足后续民用及集输等要求,该项技术已在晋城矿区成庄矿建设了处理能力为12 000 m3/h的示范装置;在有高浓度煤矿瓦斯的矿区也可利用掺混技术直接将甲烷体积分数提高至30%以上进行集输利用。甲烷体积分数介于9%~16%的低浓度瓦斯可采用就地发电技术,转化为电能后可自用或上网,该技术已在晋城矿区赵庄矿、胡底矿、长平矿等建设了示范装置。甲烷体积分数介于6%~9%的低浓度瓦斯可采用直燃技术,转化为热能后进行电、热、冷三联供,该技术已在成庄矿建设了示范装置。甲烷体积分数介于1%~6%的低浓度瓦斯可采用蓄热氧化与掺混技术,同样转化为热能后进行电、热、冷三联供,该技术已在华阳新材料科技集团有限公司(原阳泉煤业集团)一矿及五矿建设了示范装置。低浓度瓦斯梯级利用技术虽然在山西重点煤矿区进行了成功示范,但目前仍存在很多技术经济难题,在碳达峰碳中和目标下,亟需进行持续攻关并快速提高利用率。      

煤炭采空区电性特征的定性分析

煤炭是我国的主体能源,在国家的经济发展与社会稳定中起到了极其重要的作用,以前生产过程中遗留的煤炭采空区是目前需要研究的重要问题。本文首先简要介绍了我国煤炭资源的发展现状,接着从煤层被采空前后力学变化特征的角度分析了煤层不同开采程度下力学性质的变化,并结合煤矿生产经验给出了煤层不同开采程度下的采空区填充属性,为煤炭采空区电性特征的定性分析打下了基础。然后,对煤炭采空区的电性特征进行了定性分析,总结出5种煤炭采空区的电性特征,即1)电性层横向不再连续,出现局部低阻和高阻异常;2)煤层对应的低阻区域呈现出纵向扩展的趋势;3)煤层与围岩电性界面紊乱;4)低阻区向上延伸形成纵向低阻带;5)电性层不再具有层状特征,电性层序与正常地层层序不再对应)。最后,利用郴州市鲁塘煤(石墨)矿区采空区的实例,说明本文煤炭采空区电性特征的定性分析是合理的。     

Characterisation of brown coal humic acids and modified humic acids using pyrolysis gcms and other techniques

It has been proposed that Victorian brown coal can be considered as a two-component structure — a lignocellulosic “host”, containing various amounts of weakly bound or entrapped “guest” material together with very small amounts of inorganic and/or mineral matter. The latter predominantly consists of wax esters and/or terpenoid material. In this paper we describe attempts to gain structural information regarding the more complex, “host” component of the coal. Our initial model compound has been humic acid that can be readily obtained from the coal by alkaline extraction. It has been found that “pure” humic acid, free from material associated with the “guest” components of the coal, can be obtained by a highly selective, low-yielding alkaline extraction. This humic acid has been studied by nmr spectroscopy and pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (py-gc/ms). The products arising from py-gc/ms have been compared with those obtained from similar pyrolysis of whole coals. Alkylation of humic acids using alkyl halides in the presence of base has been successfully carried out and reactivity of the resulting materials compared with those of the parent coal and humic acid.