Study on Preparation and Performance of Calcium Carbide Slag Foam for Coal Mine Disaster Reduction and CO2 Storage

Abstract

In the process of coal mining, coal spontaneous combustion in the gob area poses serious threats to the safety of mine production. Besides, coal combustion also produces a large amount of greenhouse gas CO2, which triggers a series of ecological environment problems. In order to solve these two problems, the idea of mineralizing CO2 with the alkaline industrial waste calcium carbide slag and then sending the foams to the gob area for coal spontaneous combustion prevention was proposed in this study. First, the effects of calcium carbide slag foaming under the action of different types of foaming agents, including sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate (SDBS), polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol sodium sulfate (AES), and octyl decyl glucoside (APG0810), were tested and analyzed. Furthermore, the effects of water glass (WG), sodium alginate (SA), polyvinyl alcohol 1799 (PVA), cement, and silica micro-powder on the foam stability were analyzed by investigating the stability coefficient and drainage volume of calcium carbide slag foam. On this basis, the configuration scheme of calcium carbide slag foam with high efficiency and good stability was determined. The experimental results on CO2 mineralization and coal spontaneous combustion inhibition reveal that the prepared calcium carbide slag foam can rapidly absorb CO2. Moreover, after calcium carbide slag foam treatment, the spontaneous combustion tendency of the coal sample is significantly reduced.