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Green Coal Mining Techniques 2021

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "H: Geo-Energy".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2021) | Viewed by 4182

Special Issue Editor

Prof. Dr. A.J.S. (Sam) Spearing

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Professor School of Mines, China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing, China
Adjunct Professor, WA School of Mines, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Interests: waste disposal and backfilling; pillar design and monitoring; support design and monitoring; risk management
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Dear Colleagues,

In this Special Issue of Energy, we are going to focus on recent and emerging developments in coal mining that have or could have a positive impact on society. The topics are not limited to the keywords below, the only criterion is that there must be a positive impact on society, which clearly includes the workforce. I hope that you will consider submitting a manuscript for peer review into this Special Issue.

Prof. Dr. A.J.S. (Sam) Spearing
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • environmental sustainable mining
  • backfilling
  • waste disposal
  • subsidence
  • safety
  • improved ventilation
  • emissions reduction

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19 pages, 2212 KiB  
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Analyzing Characteristics of Particulate Matter Pollution in Open-Pit Coal Mines: Implications for Green Mining
by Huaiting Luo, Wei Zhou, Izhar Mithal Jiskani and Zhiming Wang
Energies 2021, 14(9), 2680; https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092680 - 07 May 2021
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Abstract
The particulate pollution in the open-pit coal mines of China is particularly severe in winter. The aim of this study is to understand the pollution characteristics of particulate matter (PM) in winter and provide a basis for the prevention and control of particulate [...] Read more.
The particulate pollution in the open-pit coal mines of China is particularly severe in winter. The aim of this study is to understand the pollution characteristics of particulate matter (PM) in winter and provide a basis for the prevention and control of particulate pollution. We took the problem of PM concentration at the bottom of the Haerwusu Open-pit Coal Mine (HOCM) as the research object. Dust monitoring equipment at two measurement points at different heights were positioned for continuous monitoring of the PM concentration. The data for three months were gathered. Statistical analyses were performed to analyze the variation characteristics of the PM and its relationship with meteorological factors. The results show that the average PM concentration in the study area is below the average daily limit of the China National Ambient Air Quality Standard (GB 3095-2012). However, the average concentration of PM10 exceeded the national limit in December. The order of PM concentration is observed as December > January > February. The correlation of PM is found to be positive with humidity and negative with wind speed. Temperature is found to be positively correlated with PM in December, while it is negative in January. At the same time, the temperature difference in December is negatively correlated with PM concentration. Under the combined action of multiple meteorological factors, the magnitude of the impact on the PM concentration at the bottom of the pit in winter is humidity > temperature > wind speed > temperature difference (inverse temperature intensity). In conclusion, PM2.5 is found to be more sensitive to environmental factors. The results of this study are particularly useful to progress in green mining. Full article
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