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36 Citations
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Review on Dust Control Technologies in Coal Mines of China

  • Rongting Huang,
  • Yichun Tao,
  • Jianglin Chen,
  • Shihang Li and
  • Shiyuan Wang

11 May 2024

China faces a challenge in the sustainable development of the coal industry due to pneumoconiosis problems. Dust control technologies are crucial for safe production and miners’ health, ensuring the industry’s longevity. This article revi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,212 Views
19 Pages

14 April 2017

Generally, an effective ventilation system is essential to reduce coal dust disaster. However, with the implementation of carbon tax and increase of energy and operating costs, it is urgent to design a cost-effective ventilation and dust control syst...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,688 Views
11 Pages

21 May 2022

High rate of dust generation and serious dust diffusion in dry directional drilling in soft and broken coal seams (SBCS) have long been critical problems in the mining process. To solve these problems, in this study, a dust hood was designed and appl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,048 Views
22 Pages

Study on Fugitive Dust Control Technologies of Agricultural Harvesting Machinery

  • Yuan Liu,
  • Long Shao,
  • Wanzhang Wang,
  • Jinfan Chen,
  • Heng Zhang,
  • Yue Yang and
  • Baichen Hu

The fugitive dust generated by agricultural harvesting machinery not only causes harm to production safety, but also affects the living environment of people in agricultural areas. This is also one of the hot issues that have emerged in the green dev...

  • Review
  • Open Access
49 Citations
10,256 Views
18 Pages

Research Status of Pathogenesis of Pneumoconiosis and Dust Control Technology in Mine—A Review

  • Guoming Liu,
  • Qianqian Xu,
  • Jipeng Zhao,
  • Wen Nie,
  • Qingkun Guo and
  • Guanguo Ma

3 November 2021

Pneumoconiosis has become one of the biggest threats to the occupational health and life safety of mining workers in China. The number of pneumoconiosis cases has continued to rise in recent years. The main task of occupational health development is...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
15,092 Views
17 Pages

Control Dust Pollution on Construction Sites: What Governments Do in China?

  • Jinding Xing,
  • Kunhui Ye,
  • Jian Zuo and
  • Weiyan Jiang

20 August 2018

Dust pollution is a key issue that contractors ought to address in the sphere of sustainable construction. Governments on behalf of the public assume part of the responsibilities for minimizing dust emissions on construction sites. However, the measu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
7,695 Views
20 Pages

17 April 2018

In recent years, the awareness of the seriousness of the damage caused by fugitive dust and the need to manage it have increased. In particular, construction sites comprise 84% of business places that have reported fugitive dust generation, and they...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,660 Views
12 Pages

Occupational Exposure to Flour Dust. Exposure Assessment and Effectiveness of Control Measures

  • Andrea Martinelli,
  • Fabiola Salamon,
  • Maria Luisa Scapellato,
  • Andrea Trevisan,
  • Liviano Vianello,
  • Rosana Bizzotto,
  • Maria Angiola Crivellaro and
  • Mariella Carrieri

The adverse effects associated with exposure to flour dust have been known since the 1700s. The aim of the study was to assess the occupational exposure to flour dust in Italian facilities, identify the activities characterized by the highest exposur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
12,227 Views
15 Pages

Dust and Noise Environmental Impact Assessment and Control in Serbian Mining Practice

  • Nikola Lilic,
  • Aleksandar Cvjetic,
  • Dinko Knezevic,
  • Vladimir Milisavljevic and
  • Uros Pantelic

23 January 2018

This paper presents an approach to dust and noise environmental impact assessment and control in Serbian mine planning theory and practice. Mine planning defines the model of mining operations, production and processing rates, and ore excavation and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,390 Views
23 Pages

1 December 2022

The sand/dust environment is an important cause of aircraft failure. A sand/dust environment simulation experiment must be devised to meet the standard technical requirements. Therefore, this article designs the control system for a sand/dust environ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,467 Views
15 Pages

Reverse Circulation Drilling Method Based on a Supersonic Nozzle for Dust Control

  • Dongyu Wu,
  • Kun Yin,
  • Qilei Yin,
  • Xinxin Zhang,
  • Jingqing Cheng,
  • Dong Ge and
  • Pengfei Zhang

27 December 2016

To reduce dust generated from drilling processes, a reverse circulation drilling method based on a supersonic nozzle is proposed. The suction performance is evaluated by the entrainment ratio. A series of preliminary laboratory experiments based on o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,259 Views
12 Pages

11 February 2023

California is the world’s biggest producer and exporter of almonds. Currently, the sweeping of almonds during the harvest creates a significant amount of dust, causing air pollution in the neighboring urban areas. A low-dust sweeping system was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,727 Views
19 Pages

27 October 2022

Mine dust is one of the main disasters that threatens the safety of coal mine production, deteriorates the underground working environment and induces various occupational diseases. Based on the harm of mine dust identified and the current domestic a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,151 Views
25 Pages

Improvement of Dust Particle Suction Efficiency by Controlling the Airflow of a Regenerative Air Sweeper

  • Jamshid Valiev Fayzullayevich,
  • Gangfeng Tan,
  • Frimpong J. Alex,
  • Philip K. Agyeman and
  • Yongjia Wu

28 September 2022

In a regenerative air sweeper, airflow and dust particles entering the system are filtered and recirculated within the system. The uncirculated portion of the exhaust air in the system spreads to the ambient air, and PM2.5 dust in the air can poison...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,900 Views
12 Pages

29 November 2019

Surfaces of unpaved roads are subjected to dust PM10 (particulate matter < 10 µm) emission by wind process regardless of vehicles (wheels) transport. However, there is little quantitative information on wind-induced dust emission from unpave...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,546 Views
15 Pages

4 May 2024

Spray dust reduction is one of the most economical and effective technologies for controlling coal dust in coal mining faces. We aimed to reproduce a spray dust reduction process in a simulation and investigate the mechanism by which the spray angle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,665 Views
19 Pages

Mitigating Dust Pollution from Construction Activities: A Behavioural Control Perspective

  • Mekhala Kaluarachchi,
  • Anuradha Waidyasekara,
  • Raufdeen Rameezdeen and
  • Nicholas Chileshe

12 August 2021

Construction sites constitute major sources of pollutants creating negative impacts on the environment. Sustainable construction aims at mitigating these negative externalities while promoting economic and social outcomes. Dust pollution in construct...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,676 Views
23 Pages

13 November 2023

To further promote dust control efforts in Chinese open-pit coal mines, this study focuses on the research of coal dust and rock dust produced by different explosions in the Haerwusu open-pit coal mine in China. By investigating the relationship betw...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,456 Views
18 Pages

Bio-Gel Formation Through Enzyme-Induced Carbonate Precipitation for Dust Control in Yellow River Silt

  • Jingwei Zhang,
  • Hualing Jia,
  • Jia Li,
  • Xuanyu Chen,
  • Lei Wang,
  • Shilong Wang and
  • Lin Liu

12 June 2025

This study explored the enzymatic formation of gel-like polymeric matrices through carbonate precipitation for dust suppression in Yellow River silt. The hydrogel-modified EICP method effectively enhanced the compressive strength and resistance to wi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,185 Views
13 Pages

A Machine Learning-Based Energy Management Agent for Fine Dust Concentration Control in Railway Stations

  • Kyung-Bin Kwon,
  • Su-Min Hong,
  • Jae-Haeng Heo,
  • Hosung Jung and
  • Jong-young Park

22 November 2022

This study developed a reinforcement learning-based energy management agent that controls the fine dust concentration by controlling facilities such as blowers and air conditioners to efficiently manage the fine dust concentration in the station. To...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,538 Views
13 Pages

26 March 2023

Intense cutting-induced dust production in fully mechanized mining faces (FMMFs) with large mining heights produces a high amount of dust that is difficult to capture and severely affects the working environment, threatening the health of occupationa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
795 Views
32 Pages

Research on the Cumulative Dust Suppression Effect of Foam and Dust Extraction Fan at Continuous Miner Driving Face

  • Jiangang Wang,
  • Jiaqi Du,
  • Kai Jin,
  • Tianlong Yang,
  • Wendong Zhou,
  • Xiaolong Zhu,
  • Hetang Wang and
  • Kai Zhang

13 November 2025

The heading face is one of the zones most severely affected by dust pollution in underground coal mines, and dust control becomes even more challenging during roadway excavation with continuous miners. To improve dust mitigation in environments chara...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,551 Views
18 Pages

16 April 2021

Dust control is one of the most difficult challenges for underground coal mine operators, especially longwall mine operators. The most widely used dust control technologies at a longwall section are ventilation air and water sprays, whereas a continu...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
2,875 Views
21 Pages

19 April 2023

The Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is an economically important pest on potatoes, which can cause significant damage if not controlled. Our laboratory trial was conducted to study the efficacy of five types of inert dusts (diatomaceous earth, quartz sa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,686 Views
15 Pages

Electrostatic Particle Ionization for Reduction in Livestock and Potash Dust

  • Myra Martel,
  • Matthew Taylor,
  • Shelley Kirychuk,
  • Kwangseok Choi,
  • Huiqing Guo and
  • Lifeng Zhang

15 January 2025

Airborne dust is an important contaminant affecting the health and the environment, and a crucial concern in many workplaces such as animal facilities and potash mines. One of the techniques used for dust control is electrostatic particle ionization...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,617 Views
21 Pages

Characterization and Concentration Prediction of Dust Pollution in Open-Pit Coal Mines

  • Guilin Wang,
  • Wei Zhou,
  • Zhiming Wang,
  • Xiang Lu and
  • Yirong Zhang

22 November 2024

Dust pollution is a major problem formed caused by opencast coal mining, and its prevention is a key prerequisite for the realization of green and climate-friendly mining in open-pit coal mines. In this paper, we conducted the real-time monitoring of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,693 Views
27 Pages

24 March 2023

For the dust control of barren mine soils, protein and polysaccharide biopolymers have recently shown potential as environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional dust suppressants (e.g., salt brines or petroleum-based products). However, labor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,971 Views
19 Pages

14 November 2022

In this study, the effectiveness of biodegradable food processing by-products (chicory vinasses, corn steep liquor, decantation syrup, and palatinose molasses) as dust suppressants on mine soils has been precisely quantified using controlled laborato...

  • Article
  • Open Access
524 Views
25 Pages

4 January 2026

Blast furnace tuyeres are the primary dust emission source in ironmaking facilities (accounting for over 30% of total pollutants). High-temperature dust plumes with intense thermal energy are prone to dispersion, while China’s steel industry ul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,491 Views
35 Pages

18 July 2023

Recent laboratory studies have shown that biopolymers have the potential to act as dust suppressants on barren mine soils. However, there is a lack of field trials investigating the effectiveness of biopolymer treatments under real field conditions o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,259 Views
19 Pages

24 November 2024

The dust generated during tunnel construction poses serious health risks to workers, as it not only causes respiratory obstruction but also leads to pneumoconiosis and respiratory failure after prolonged exposure. However, most existing studies focus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,169 Views
19 Pages

17 June 2021

The application of polymer colloids is a promising approach for bauxite residue dust pollution control. However, due to the existence of synergistic aging, the efficiency of colloid dynamic viscosity to predict the dust control performance of bauxite...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,551 Views
37 Pages

11 January 2023

Polysaccharide biopolymers have been shown to be alternatives to established dust suppressants. This study investigates the potential of 14 polysaccharides and proteins from diverse botanical (corn, pea, wheat, cellulose, potato, and fava bean) and a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,042 Views
21 Pages

Study on Dust Hazard Levels and Dust Suppression Technologies in Cabins of Typical Mining Equipment in Large Open-Pit Coal Mines in China

  • Xiaoliang Jiao,
  • Wei Zhou,
  • Junpeng Zhu,
  • Xinlu Zhao,
  • Junlong Yan,
  • Ruixin Wang,
  • Yaning Li and
  • Xiang Lu

16 April 2025

As the world’s largest open-pit coal producer, China faces severe dust pollution in mining operations. Cabins of mining equipment (electric shovels, haul trucks, drills) exhibit unique micro-environmental contamination due to dual-source pollut...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
31 Citations
5,026 Views
7 Pages

10 April 2020

Soil erosion has environmental and socioeconomic significances. Loess soils cover about 10% of the global land area. Most of these soils are subjected to increased land uses such as unpaved roads, which increase soil destruction and dust emission to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
9,291 Views
12 Pages

Pheromonal Communication in the European House Dust Mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

  • Johannes L.M. Steidle,
  • Elena Barcari,
  • Marc Hradecky,
  • Simone Trefz,
  • Till Tolasch,
  • Cornelia Gantert and
  • Stefan Schulz

8 August 2014

Despite the sanitary importance of the European house dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Trouessart, 1897), the pheromonal communication in this species has not been sufficiently studied. Headspace analysis using solid phase micro extraction (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
808 Views
25 Pages

Environmental Measurement and Control System for Animal Health Research Using Arduino

  • Dan Hofstetter,
  • Serenity M. Wilcox,
  • Ruijie Wang,
  • Eileen E. Fabian and
  • Alberto Gino Lorenzoni

20 December 2025

Recent advances in electronics components such as microcontrollers and sensors, plus widespread availability of 3D printing, make it possible to construct all-in-one datalogger and control systems in purpose-built enclosures. In addition, microcontro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,712 Views
17 Pages

Modularized Design of ACDCD: An Improved Spectral Clustering-Based Approach

  • Qiu-Ping Bi,
  • Yu-Cheng Li,
  • Rong Li,
  • Cheng Shen,
  • Huan-Zhi Lou and
  • Yuan-Yuan Zhang

31 January 2022

The air curtain dust control device (ACDCD) utilizes the air curtain formed by high-speed gas ejected from an injection cavity to separate the driver working area from the roadheader pollution area, so as to achieve the purpose of dust control. The e...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
7,834 Views
43 Pages

18 March 2022

Ixodids (hard ticks), ectoparasitic arthropods that vector the causal agents of many serious diseases of humans, domestic animals, and wildlife, have become increasingly difficult to control because of the development of resistance against commonly a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,179 Views
18 Pages

18 May 2023

Environmental samples are often used to classify the paratuberculosis status of cattle herds. The disease is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP), predominantly through oral ingestion during infancy. In this explorative study,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,590 Views
20 Pages

Automatically Controlled Dust Generation System Using Arduino

  • Dan Hofstetter,
  • Eileen Fabian,
  • Dorian Dominguez and
  • A. Gino Lorenzoni

17 June 2022

A dust generator was developed to disperse and maintain a desired concentration of airborne dust in a controlled environment chamber to study poultry physiological response to sustained elevated levels of particulate matter. The goal was to maintain...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
2,475 Views
15 Pages

Optimization and Application of Water Injection Process in Gas-Bearing Coal Seam

  • Xiaolu Lin,
  • Zhen Liu,
  • Ning Geng,
  • Peng Hu and
  • Qingbo Gu

19 October 2023

Coal seam pre-drainage technology is widely used to prevent and control gas in China’s high-gas coal seams, and upward drilling is a safe and reliable technology. Using the Luling Coal Mine as the study location, according to the actual situati...

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,791 Views
23 Pages

Parameters Affecting Dust Collector Efficiency for Pneumatic Conveying: A Review

  • Philippe Beaulac,
  • Mohamad Issa,
  • Adrian Ilinca and
  • Jean Brousseau

27 January 2022

In a context of energy abundance for industrial applications, industrial systems are exploited with minimal attention to their actual energy consumption requirements to meet the loads imposed on them. As a result, most of them are used at maximal cap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,620 Views
15 Pages

Predictive Neural Network Modeling for Almond Harvest Dust Control

  • Reza Serajian,
  • Jian-Qiao Sun,
  • Jeanette Cobian-Iñiguez and
  • Reza Ehsani

27 March 2024

This study introduces a neural network-based approach to predict dust emissions, specifically PM2.5 particles, during almond harvesting in California. Using a feedforward neural network (FNN), this research predicted PM2.5 emissions by analyzing key...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
10,558 Views
19 Pages

Checklist Model to Improve Work Practices in Small-Scale Demolition Operations with Silica Dust Exposures

  • Custodio Muianga,
  • Carol Rice,
  • Thomas Lentz,
  • James Lockey,
  • Richard Niemeier and
  • Paul Succop

A systematic approach was developed to review, revise and adapt existing exposure control guidance used in developed countries for use in developing countries. One-page employee and multiple-page supervisor guidance sheets were adapted from existing...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,850 Views
10 Pages

22 April 2024

In engineering pulse-jet dust collector applications, the filtration area and injection pressure are chosen mostly based on experience. The peak pressure is tested under different injection pressures and filtration areas controlled by an electromagne...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,415 Views
14 Pages

30 September 2018

The experimental and numerical studies were performed to understand the atomization mechanism of pressure spray of a swirl nozzle. The design and performance parameters such as spray cone angle, velocity of particles, spray pressure, and Sauter Mean...

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