Zhang Zhen, Liu Gaofeng, Wang Xiaoming, Lin Jia, Barakos George, Chang Ping
School of Resources & Environment, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo 454003, China.
WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, Kalgoorlie, WA 6430, Australia.
Molecules. 2024 Jun 23;29(13):2993. doi: 10.3390/molecules29132993.
The targeted stimulation of micropores based on the transformation of coal's molecular structure is proposed due to the chemical properties and difficult-to-transform properties of micropores. Carbon disulfide (CS) extraction is used as a targeted stimulation to reveal the internal evolution mechanism of micropore transformation. The variations of microcrystalline structures and micropores of bituminous coal and anthracite extracted by CS were analyzed with X-ray diffraction (XRD), low-temperature carbon dioxide (CO) adsorption, and molecular simulation. The results show that CS extraction, with the broken chain effect, swelling effect, and aromatic ring rearrangement effect, can promote micropore generation of bituminous coal by transforming the microcrystalline structure. Furthermore, CS extraction on bituminous coal can decrease the average micropore size and increase the micropore volume and area. The aromatic layer fragmentation effect of CS extraction on anthracite, compared to the micropore generation effect of the broken chain effect and swelling effect, can enlarge micropores more remarkably, as it induces an enhancement in the average micropore size and a decline in the micropore volume and area. The research is expected to provide a theoretical basis for establishing reservoir stimulation technology based on CS extraction.
