Jienan Pan , Qinghe Niu , Kai Wang , Xinghua Shi , Meng Li
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Abstract
To study the variation in the characteristics of closed pores in coal under tectonic deformation, three coal samples are selected that differ only slightly in metamorphic degree but differ sharply in deformation degree, with vitrinite reflectance range from 0.88% to 0.96% and deformation degrees corresponding to weak brittle, strong brittle and strong ductile deformations. The experimental methods used are small-angle X-ray scattering and liquid nitrogen adsorption, and the pore diameters obtained by combining the two methods are within the mesopore (2–50 nm) size range. The deformation of coal narrows the distribution of pore diameters. Changes in pore shape are described according to fractal theory: the pore fractal dimension is larger in coal with a greater pore size, and tectonic movement promotes irregularity and fracturing of the original pores. The specific surface area of pores is calculated in this paper. We conclude that the proportion of closed pore specific surface area reaches the peak with the increase of the deformation degree, and then falls gradually. Pore diameters greater than 3.2 nm and less than 3.2 nm correspond to the two parts in the liquid nitrogen adsorption data, with the fractal dimension of the former being larger than that of the latter. The results also show that the closed pore volume increases but the proportion of the total pore decreases with increasing deformation degrees.
期刊介绍:
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials covers novel and significant aspects of porous solids classified as either microporous (pore size up to 2 nm) or mesoporous (pore size 2 to 50 nm). The porosity should have a specific impact on the material properties or application. Typical examples are zeolites and zeolite-like materials, pillared materials, clathrasils and clathrates, carbon molecular sieves, ordered mesoporous materials, organic/inorganic porous hybrid materials, or porous metal oxides. Both natural and synthetic porous materials are within the scope of the journal.
Topics which are particularly of interest include:
All aspects of natural microporous and mesoporous solids
The synthesis of crystalline or amorphous porous materials
The physico-chemical characterization of microporous and mesoporous solids, especially spectroscopic and microscopic
The modification of microporous and mesoporous solids, for example by ion exchange or solid-state reactions
All topics related to diffusion of mobile species in the pores of microporous and mesoporous materials
Adsorption (and other separation techniques) using microporous or mesoporous adsorbents
Catalysis by microporous and mesoporous materials
Host/guest interactions
Theoretical chemistry and modelling of host/guest interactions
All topics related to the application of microporous and mesoporous materials in industrial catalysis, separation technology, environmental protection, electrochemistry, membranes, sensors, optical devices, etc.