Application optimization of bio-based dust suppression material using sisal leaves as raw material in open-pit coal mines: Molecular dynamics analysis and experimental research
Gang Zhou , Qunzhi Meng , Ziyi Zhao , Xi Chen , Guochao Yan , Jingxu Chen , Yinghui Lv
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Abstract
Open - pit mining generates substantial dust, causing environmental pollution and health threats. This study focuses on a novel dust suppressant, CMC - AA - AM - R. Synthesized with sisal extract fibers as the base, acrylic acid and acrylamide as monomers, and rhamnolipid as a wetting agent, it offers a potential solution to the dust problem in open - pit mining. The reaction's feasibility was verified via HOMO - LUMO molecular orbitals and Fukui functions. Through FTIR, TG - DSC, and SEM, the structure stability was analyzed, and performance was evaluated. Results show good performance metrics like a 34.7° contact angle, strong coal dust consolidation layer shell strength, and good wind resistance. Molecular analysis also reveals enhanced wettability and intermolecular interactions, highlighting the dust suppressant's potential practical value in open - pit mining dust control.
期刊介绍:
Powder Technology is an International Journal on the Science and Technology of Wet and Dry Particulate Systems. Powder Technology publishes papers on all aspects of the formation of particles and their characterisation and on the study of systems containing particulate solids. No limitation is imposed on the size of the particles, which may range from nanometre scale, as in pigments or aerosols, to that of mined or quarried materials. The following list of topics is not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to indicate typical subjects which fall within the scope of the journal's interests:
Formation and synthesis of particles by precipitation and other methods.
Modification of particles by agglomeration, coating, comminution and attrition.
Characterisation of the size, shape, surface area, pore structure and strength of particles and agglomerates (including the origins and effects of inter particle forces).
Packing, failure, flow and permeability of assemblies of particles.
Particle-particle interactions and suspension rheology.
Handling and processing operations such as slurry flow, fluidization, pneumatic conveying.
Interactions between particles and their environment, including delivery of particulate products to the body.
Applications of particle technology in production of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, foods, pigments, structural, and functional materials and in environmental and energy related matters.
For materials-oriented contributions we are looking for articles revealing the effect of particle/powder characteristics (size, morphology and composition, in that order) on material performance or functionality and, ideally, comparison to any industrial standard.