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Spectroscopic Measurements Of Dissolved O3, H2o2 And Oh Radicals In Double Cylindrical Dielectric Barrier Discharge Technology: Treatment Of Methylene Blue Dye Simulated Wastewater, Emile Salomon Massima Mouele, Jimoh O. Tijani, Milua Masikini, Ojo O. Fatoba, Chuks P. Eze, Chionydua T. Onwordi, Myo Tay Zar Myint, Htet Htet Kyaw, Jamal Al-Sabahi, Mohammed Al-Abri, Sergey Dobretsov, Katri Laatikainen, Leslie F. Petrik

Mining Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Advanced oxidation technologies (AOTs) focusing on nonthermal plasma induced by dielectric barrier discharge are adequate sources of diverse reactive oxygen species (ROS) beneficial for water and wastewater treatment. In this study, indigo, peroxytitanyl sulphate and terephthalic acid methods were used to approximate the concentrations of O₃, H₂O₂ and OH produced in a double cylindrical dielectric barrier discharge (DCDBD) plasma configuration. The effect of pH and scavengers as well as the amount of chemical probes on the generation of oxidants was investigated. The efficiency of the DCDBD reactor was further evaluated using methylene blue (MB) as …

Prediction Of Flotation Efficiency Of Metal Sulfides Using An Original Hybrid Machine Learning Model, Rachel Cook, Keitumetse Cathrine Monyake, Muhammad Badar Hayat, Aditya Kumar, Lana Alagha

Materials Science and Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Froth flotation process is extensively used for selective separation of base metal sulfides from uneconomic mineral resources. Reliable prediction of process outcomes (metal recovery and grade) is vital to ensure peak performance. This work employs an innovative hybrid machine learning (ML) model—constructed by combining the random forest model and the firefly algorithm—to predict froth flotation efficiency of galena and chalcopyrite in relation to various experimental process parameters. The hybrid model's prediction performance was rigorously evaluated and compared against four different standalone ML models. The outcomes of this study illustrate that the hybrid ML model has the prediction ability to process …

Leaching Kinetics Of Rare Earth Elements From Fire Clay Seam Coal, Xinbo Yang, Rick Q. Honaker

Mining Engineering Faculty Publications

Recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) from coal samples collected from the Fire Clay coal seam using diluted mineral acid solutions was investigated. The initial processing step was coal recovery using conventional froth flotation which concentrated the REEs in tailing material resulting in an upgrade to values around 700 ppm on a dry whole mass basis. Leaching experiments were performed on the flotation tailings material using a 1.2 M sulfuric acid solution adjusted to a temperature of 75 °C to study the extractability of REEs from coal material. The effect of particle size, leaching time, leaching temperature, and solid concentration …

Tri-State Mining District, Ecological System, And Human Health: Systematic Literature Review Analysis, Jihyun Jane Min

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Objective: Although extensive research exists on corrosive environments in the Tri-State Mining District (TSMD), there has been a lack of research on how such harmful effects in the TSMD could affect residents living in those areas. However, quite recently, such research regarding relationships between the health conditions of low-income residents and toxic elements in TSDM began to grow. Therefore, the increase of empirical studies means greater complexity of the findings that require a more intricate understanding.

Methods: To meet the necessity of the study, this research was conducted by an extensive systematic review of the literature on the harmful effects …

Influencing Factors Of Thermal Conductivity Of Cementing Materials For Geothermal Wells, Zhang Hao, Xu Shuanhai, Yang Yu, Han Yongliang, Zhang Weidong, Li Yongqiang

Coal Geology & Exploration

The thermal conductivity of cementing materials is one of the factors that affect the heat removal effect of geothermal wells. In order to improve the thermal conductivity of cementing materials for geothermal wells, orthogonal test was used to study the thermal conductivity of cementing materials based on the AHP-CRITIC mixed weighting method and range analysis. The results show that the thermal conductivity of cementing materials can be improved by adding natural flake graphite, iron powder and quartz sand. The content of graphite and the ratio of water to solid are the primary and secondary factors that affect the comprehensive properties …

Progress Of Drilling Technologies And Equipments For Complicated Geological Conditions In Underground Coal Mines In China, Yao Ningping, Wang Yi, Yao Yafeng, Song Haitao, Wang Li, Peng Tao, Sun Xinsheng

Coal Geology & Exploration

According to the drilling technology requirements and problems under complicated geological conditions, such as broken soft coal seam, hard rock, rockburst strata, fractured zone, water-sensitive strata, etc, the research and application of drilling technology and screen pipe protection in broken soft coal seam, comb-like directional drilling technology in broken soft coal seam, high-level directional drilling technology in complicated roof strata, full-section across-layer drilling technology of hard rock, and drilling technology for pressure relief in rockburst strata were summed. This paper puts forward the research approaches of the technology and equipment of double-pipes directional drilling and rotary directional drilling in broken …

Mineralogical Characteristics And Genesis Of The Illite In Jurassic Coal Of The Jingxi Coalfield, North China, Huang Bo, Zheng Qiming, Shi Songlin

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to study the indicating effect of illite for coalification and sedimentary environments, the Jurassic coal seam gangue in Jingxi coalfield of North China was taken as the research object. X-ray diffraction(XRD) and X-ray fluorescence(XRF) were used to determine the mineral composition and chemical composition of the gangue sandwiched in the coal seam gangue. The mineralogical characteristics and genesis of illite in the gangue were studied. The results indicated that the intra-seam partings are mainly composed of illite, chlorite and quartz, followed by small amount of calcite and albite. The illite has an average proportion of 62.92%. According to …

Changes Of Petrographic Characteristics And Quality Of Contact-Metamorphosed Coals In The Datong Coalfield, Ma Hongtao, Song Xiaoxia, Li Kaijie, Zhao Jingui, Zhang Tianguang, Liu Jianping

Coal Geology & Exploration

Igneous intrusions in the Datong coalfield caused a considerable amount of contact metamorphosed coal, reducing the industrial value of coal. The effect of a dike in roadway 5222 in Tashan coal mine was determined from analysis of 16 samples collected near the intrusive body. Microscopic and macroscopic observation, proximate and ultimate analysis were used to determine the petrographic characteristics. The results demonstrate that contact-metamorphosed coal experienced significant thermal alteration during intrusive event. Microscopically, various natural coke microstructures, such as mosaic structure, flow structure and pyrolytic carbon were formed under excess heat; instant heating for coals resulted in the elevation of …

Creep Acoustic Emission And Fractal Characteristics Of Coal Rock Under High Temperature Pre-Damage, Shi Hongcai

Coal Geology & Exploration

The thermal damage and triaxial creep acoustic emission experiments of coal samples at different temperatures were carried out to investigate and analyze the mechanical characteristics of coal and rock after high temperature pre-damage. The results show that the thermal damage of coal and rock increases exponentially with the increase of temperature; the brittle-ductile failure characteristics of coal and rock appear at lower temperature(≤200℃) and the accelerated creep characteristics are not obvious; the brittle-brittle failure characteristics of coal and rock appear at higher temperature(＞200℃) and the accelerated creep characteristics are more obvious; the value of steady creep rate is between pre-damage …

Progress In Research Of In-Seam Seismic Exploration, Guo Yinjing, Ju Yuanyuan, Fan Xiaojing, Zhang Jianhua

Coal Geology & Exploration

after long-term development and improvement, the in-seam seismic(ISS) technology has achieved relatively reliable results in detecting the internal structural development of the coal seam, the thickness variation of the coal seam, and the distribution pattern of the pinch. In order to comprehensively and systematically understand the ISS technology and promote the development of the ISS technology, the status of the ISS technology is reviewed. First, the principle of ISS is briefly described. Then, according to the process of ISS, according to the steps of source excitation, signal acquisition, preprocessing, signal extraction, data processing and analysis, the working principles and methods …

Directional Drilling Technology And Equipment Of Pneumatic Screw Motor In Soft Seam, Zhang Jie, Wang Yi, Huang Hanjing

Coal Geology & Exploration

Aiming at the drilling problems of shallow depth, uncontrollable trajectory and blind area of extraction in soft coal seam, the directional drilling technology of pneumatic screw motor was invented, and the directional drilling equipment consisting of pneumatic screw motor, narrow structure directional drilling rig and MWD system were formed. The air directional drilling technology and hole-completion technology were studied and developed. The technology of drilling and hole-completion solves the problem of long-distance safe drilling and hole protection of directional drilling along soft coal seam. The technology has been successfully tested in a coal mine, Huainan, with 30 test boreholes with …

Collapses Of Loess At The Front Of The Emei Tableland In The Yuncheng Basin And Their Major Geological Controlling Factors, Li Zhenhong, Jiang Boyu, Dong Xiaopeng, Yang Yong, Cui Jiawei, Gong Wangbin

Coal Geology & Exploration

There developed a lot of collapse areas at the front of Emei tableland in Yuncheng Basin, especially around Xinzhuang village. Their evolution process and trend are pivotal issues for evaluating the possibility, time and location of geological hazards. Based on the geological survey in the shallow surface, combining the interpretation of remote sensing data and three-component resonance imaging technique, the surface ground evolution process of the loess collapse area for the past ten years and the present interior structure were summarized. First of all, the front of Emei tableland lies in the transition zone from loess to lacustrine deposits. Therefore, …

Numerical Simulation Of Propagation Law Of Pore-Fracture Under Uniaxial Stress, Guo Xiucheng

Coal Geology & Exploration

in order to study the law of crack propagation under different pore-fracture conditions, the crack propagation process, acoustic emission law and stress-strain curve under different crack inclination angle and different heterogeneous coefficient were numerically simulated by using RFPA software. At the same time, the results are compared with the experimental results. The results show that the cracks of the intact specimen are produced along the shear direction, while the cracks of the specimens with pores occur along the side of the crack tip and the orifice. The secondary cracks in horizontal direction and bifurcation at the prefabricated crack tip or …

Joint Correction Method Of Errors Of Mwd Inclinometer In Underground Coal Mine, Qiao Meiying, Wang Bo, Xiao Xuejun, Xu Chengkuan, Yan Shuhao

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to reduce the error of measuring the drilling attitude angle parameter of MWD inclinometer in coal mine, a mathematical model of error compensation based on recursive least squares was established, the joint correction method of ellipsoid fitting method, dot product invariance method and rotation plane fitting method were used in the error compensation correction for MWD inclinometer. Numerical simulation experiment and double-axis turntable experiment were carried out on the developed MWD inclinometer, error compensation correction of experimental data was conducted with joint correction method, the maximum absolute errors of pitch angle and azimuth angle before correction are 4.7° …

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The Potential Of Clean Utilization Of Coal Resources In Main Coalfields Of Henan Province, Zhao Mingzhen

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to systematically analyze the distribution characteristics of the main harmful elements in coal in different coalfields of Henan Province and assess the potential of clean utilization of coal resources, through systematic collection of coal quality data of 12 coalfields and uniform sampling for test, the average content of 11 harmful elements in each coalfield was obtained. The weighted scale index method of generalized contrast was used to calculate the comprehensive index I of the clean potential of coal resources and assess the clean utilization potential of coal resources. The conclusion that the clean quality of coal resources in …

Petrographic, Quality Characteristics And Clean & Efficient Use Of Jurassic Coal In Ningdong Coalfield, Du Fangpeng, Luo Zheng, Qiao Junwei, Zhao Xiaochen, Tan Furong, Li Congcong, Fan Qi

Coal Geology & Exploration

Jurassic coal resources in Ningdong coalfield are huge, also play important role in coal resource development and utilization in Ningxia. For the purpose of clean and efficient use of Jurassic coal in Ningdong coalfield, coal quality and petrographic characteristics were analyzed based on coalfield exploration data. The results show that Jurassic coal in Ningdong coalfield is characterized by very low to low ash, very low to low sulfur content, low phosphorus, low arsenic, low fluorine and high heating value, these characters indicate that Jurassic coal is clean power coal. Besides that, it has medium to high volatile, higher H/C, lower …

Characteristics Of Tectonic Evolution Of Carboniferous-Permian Coal Measures In The North-Central Qinshui Basin, Lin Zhongyue, Liu Kang, Wei Yingchun

Coal Geology & Exploration

By restoring the paleo-tectonic and sedimentary environment of coal accumulation period, combining with the tectonic stress field and subsidence history, the formation process of Late Paleozoic coal measures in the North-central Qinshui basin and the influence of multi-stage tectonic movement on the occurrence of coal measures minerals were comprehensively analyzed. It is considered that during the C-P coal-accumulating period, the NE-trending sedimentary depression controlled the present tectonic framework of the basin. During Indosinian period, the basin underwent rapid subsidence and formed coal measures gas under the action of deep metamorphism. During Yanshanian period, the basin was destroyed by compression, the …

The Microscopic Fabric Characteristics Of Biaxial Compression Test Of Typical Argillaceous Siltstone In Badong Formation, Xiao Zunqun, Wang Xin, Tang Dongsang, Dong Qiongying, Jiang Yinan, Yang Kai, Cao Tongtong, Deng Zhen

Coal Geology & Exploration

Based on the indoor biaxial compression test of argillaceous siltstone, a numerical model of PFC2D particle flow was established. The model considered the particle shape of the argillaceous siltstone samples. Five typical particle shapes were selected according to the scanning electron microscope, and the circular particles were selected. A stable numerical sample of a given porosity was randomly generated together. The parallel bond contact model was selected between the particles, and the elastic modulus, Poisson’s ratio and peak stress were selected to calibrate the meso-parameters of the saturated and natural argillaceous siltstone samples under different confining pressures, and then the …

Application Of Simulink In Transient Process Analysis Of Transient Electromagnetic Field, Liu Shilei, Zhang Ying, Yue Jianhua

Coal Geology & Exploration

In order to analyze the distribution and variation law of transient electromagnetic field intuitively, the response equations of transient electromagnetic field under different damping states are theoretically derived, including a modeled transient process of transient electromagnetic field via Simulink. The equivalent circuit modules of excitation current, transmitting loop, geological anomaly body, receiving coil and their mutual inductance modules are developed. The influence of inductance, distributed capacitance and resistance on the equivalent circuit of transmitting and receiving loops are systematically studied. The results indicate a direct determination of the excitation waveform characteristics of the transient electromagnetic field based on the damping …