Variation in Pore Structure Characteristics with Composition in the High Volatile Bituminous Coal of Binchang Area

Abstract:

Pore structure characteristics and the effect of lithotype and maceral on pore for three types of high-volatile bituminous coals from Binchang area were investigated by combined low-temperature nitrogen adsorption/desorption, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and maceral analysis. The low temperature N₂ adsorption/desorption test results show that: micropores are more abundant than transitional pores with high BET surface area; two types of pore structures can be identified by adsorption/desorption isotherms; Pore morphology is mainly represented by well-connected, ink-bottled, cylindrical and parallel plate pores. NMR T₂ distributions at full saturated condition are apparent or less obvious trimodal and three types of T₂ distributions are identified; Seepage pores are better developed when compared with the middle-high rank coal. Further research found that the three coal lithotypes are featured by remarkably different pore structure characteristics and maceral contents of coal are linearly correlated to some of pore structure parameters.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 962-965)
• Pages: 890-898
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.962-965.890
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Jin Ping Li*, Da Zhen Tang, Ting Xu Yu, Gang Sun
• Keywords: Binchang Area, High-Volatile Bituminous Coal, Pore Structure Characteristics

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