Environmental hazards posed by mine dust, and monitoring method of mine dust pollution using remote sensing technologies: An overview

H Yu, I Zahidi - Science of the total environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The over-exploitation of mineral resources has led to increasingly serious dust pollution in
mines, resulting in a series of negative impacts on the environment, mine workers …

A systematic review of the effectiveness of dust control measures adopted to reduce workplace exposure

F Anlimah, V Gopaldasani, C MacPhail… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The recent increase in silicosis cases in several countries casts doubt on dust control
practices and their effectiveness in preventing respirable crystalline silica (RCS) exposure …

Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental characterization of anionic surfactant: Influence on wettability of low-rank coal

Z Liu, G Zhou, S Li, C Wang, R Liu, W Jiang - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
The influence of the anionic surfactant sodium fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether
carboxylate (AEC) on the wettability of coal surfaces was studied by combining molecular …

Determining the effect of the non-ionic surfactant AEO9 on lignite adsorption and wetting via molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and experiment comparisons

M Yuan, W Nie, W Zhou, J Yan, Q Bao, C Guo, P Tong… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
By combining a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation approach with experimental
measurements, this study elucidated the molecular interactions between the fatty alcohol …

Research on the blowing-spraying synergistic dust removal technology for clean environment in large-scale mechanization coal mine

H Peng, W Nie, X Zhang, C Xu, X Meng, W Cheng… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we developed a blowing–spraying synergistic dust collector installed on a
hydraulic support with the aim of reducing dust pollution at fully mechanized faces. A high …

Transient CFD modelling of space-time evolution of dust pollutants and air-curtain generator position during tunneling

S Yin, W Nie, Q Liu, Y Hua - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
With the ongoing enhancement in the tunneling capacities of tunnel boring machines, the
efficiency of tunneling has greatly improved. However, the increased tunneling capacity of …

Experimental and molecular dynamics simulation research on compound dust suppressant based on locust bean gum

W Nie, M Yuan, Q Bao, J Yan, W Zhou, C Guo… - Advanced Powder …, 2022 - Elsevier
To solve the problem of coal dust pollution, this paper used experiments and molecular
dynamics simulations to develop a new composite dust suppressant with locust bean gum …

Research on negative pressure jet dust-removal water curtain technology for coal mine cleaner production

H Peng, W Nie, S Zhang, W Cheng, Q Liu, C Guo, Q Ma… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
There are serious pollution problems in the underground working environment of coal
mines. To address this problem, a type of negative pressure jet dust-removal water curtain …

Synergistic effect of binary mixture of anionic nonionic surfactant on inhibiting coal dust pollution: Experiment and simulation

W Nie, Q Tian, W Niu, R Li, Q Bao, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Coal dust is a pollutant particle generated during the process of coal development and
utilization. It can cause damage to the surrounding environment and human health. In this …

Synthesis and properties of wettability-increasing agent with multi-layer composite network structure for coal seam water injection

G Zhou, J Yao, Q Wang, Y Tian, J Sun - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
To improve the efficiency of water injection and reduce the amount of dust from the source.
In this paper, a wettability-increasing agent with a multilayer composite network structure …