Zpravodaj Hnědé uhlí 2014, 54(2)

Research and application of indicator gases of coal spontaneous combustion in China

Ing. Xyiang Feng, prof. Ing. Alois Adamus, Ph.D.

China is currently the most important producer of coal globally with a predominance of underground mining. Numerous mines here benefits the seam prone to spontaneous combustion, which are a source of risk of endogenous fires. The beginnings of the research and application of indicator gases in coal spontaneous combustion in China comes from the sixties of the last century. The further significant development occurred in the 1990s, when the national research programme "Characterization of the oxygen adsorption of coal and its application in the prevention of mine fires" was completed. The article briefly describes an overview of the historical development of applications of spontaneous combustion of coal gas indicator in China, research results and technical equipment related to the Chinese legislation and standardisation.

Keywords: coal, self-ignition, indicator gases, higher hydrocarbons

Published: June 1, 2014  Show citation

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Feng, X., & Adamus, A. (2014). Research and application of indicator gases of coal spontaneous combustion in China. Brown Coal Bulletin54(2), 
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