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Effect of heating process on the wettability of fine coals of various ranks
Author(s) -
Xia Wencheng,
Niu Chenkai,
Li Yanfeng
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the canadian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1939-019X
pISSN - 0008-4034
DOI - 10.1002/cjce.22688
Subject(s) - anthracite , wetting , coal , bituminous coal , contact angle , combustion , x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , materials science , spontaneous combustion , carbonization , process (computing) , asphalt , waste management , chemical engineering , chemistry , composite material , organic chemistry , scanning electron microscope , engineering , computer science , operating system
Spontaneous coal combustion can produce a condition of heating process because the atmosphere of coal underground is usually poor in oxygen. Even though the spontaneous combustion of coal is prevented by people, the surface properties of coal are greatly changed. The changes in the wettability of coal influence the flotation of fine coals. This paper investigates the effect of the heating process on the wettability of fine coals of various ranks. Lignite, bituminous, and anthracite coals were used as experimental samples. The heating temperature and time were 500 °C and 2 h. X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and contact angle measurements were used to indicate the changes in wettability of fine coals before and after the heating process. The results showed that the wettability of bituminous coal was significantly increased whereas that of lignite was greatly decreased after the heating process. However, the wettability of anthracite coal was increased only a little after the heating process.