China Safety Science Journal ›› 2023, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (12): 113-121.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2023.12.2396

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Effect of crude oil immersion on micropore structure of coal

SHUANG Haiqing1,2(), WEI Mengmeng1,2, BAI Yang1,2, ZHANG Jin3,**(), TIAN Yu1,2, ZHANG Xing1,2   

  1. 1 College of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi 710054, China
    2 Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Gas Extraction in Western Mine, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an Shaanxi 710054, China
    3 Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Gas Disaster Prevention and Control in Western Coal Mines, Xi'an Shaanxi 710054, China
  • Received:2023-06-14 Revised:2023-09-17 Online:2023-12-28 Published:2024-06-28
  • Contact: ZHANG Jin

Abstract:

In order to study the change law of coal pore structure after crude oil immersion, typical coal samples associated with kerosene mine were selected and immersed in crude oil for different days. The changes of pore morphology, type, pore volume and specific surface area of coal before and after oil immersion were studied by mercury intrusion method and low temperature nitrogen adsorption method, and the microscopic mechanism of crude oil invading coal was revealed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The research shows that after the coal sample is immersed in crude oil, the mercury entry and exit curve and the low temperature adsorption and desorption curve have obvious weakening trends. The tiny pores of the coal sample change from the original parallel plate pores to the wedge-shaped pores, and the connectivity between the pores becomes worse. With the increase of oil immersion days, the effect of crude oil immersion on coal porosity is obvious. Compared with raw coal samples, the total pore volume of coal samples is reduced by 32%-80%, and the pore volume of macropores and mesopores decreases significantly. The total pore specific surface area of coal samples decreases by 87%-94%, and the specific surface area of small pores and micropores decreases significantly. The flow of crude oil in coal can be roughly divided into three parts: the penetration of large pores and fractures-the filling of medium and large pores-the blockage of small pores.

Key words: crude oil immersion, oil-immersed coal sample, pore structure, pore morphology, pore volume, specific surface area