The utilization of CO2 is extremely important
to solve
the environmental problems and coal spontaneous combustion in goaf.
There are three kinds of CO2 utilization in goaf: adsorption,
diffusion, and seepage. Since adsorption will consume CO2 in goaf, the optimization of CO2 injection amount is
very critical. A self-developed adsorption experimental device was
used to determine the CO2 adsorption capacity of three
different particle sizes of lignite coal samples at 30–60 °C
and 0.1–0.7 MPa. The factors affecting CO2 adsorption
by coal and its thermal effect were studied. In the coal and CO2 system, the CO2 adsorption characteristic curve
is not affected by temperature, but there are differences in that
with different particle sizes. The adsorption capacity increases with
the increase of pressure, while it decreases with the increase of
temperature and particle size. Under atmospheric pressure, the adsorption
capacity of coal is a logistic function relationship with temperature.
Furthermore, the average adsorption heat of CO2 on lignite
shows that the interaction force between CO2 molecules
has a stronger effect on CO2 adsorption than the effect
of heterogeneity and anisotropy on the coal surface. Finally, the
existing gas injection equation is improved theoretically with CO2 dissipation, which provides a new idea for the work of CO2 prevention and fire suppression in goaf.