To explore the effect of coal water slurry (CWS) gasification slag on the soil water physical characteristics of saline-alkali soil in the Yellow River Basin of Inner Mongolia, CWS gasification coarse slag (GCS) and gasification fine slag (GFS) were used as improvement materials and mixed with saline-alkali soil in different proportions. The influence mechanism of GCS and GFS on saline-alkali soil water holding capacity was investigated by measuring particle size composition, water holding capacity, and the change in the soil water characteristic curve after mixing. The results showed that adding gasification slag improved the particle size composition of saline-alkali soil, with sand content increased by -3.79%~217.31% and clay and silt content decreased by 5.77%~56.50% and -0.38%~41.53%, respectively. Soil bulk density decreased significantly (P < 0:05), with a decrease range of 15.17%~45.1%. The soil texture changed from silty loam to sandy loam, and the water retention performance improved, affecting the soil saturated water content, capillary water holding capacity, and field water holding capacity (P < 0:05 ), with increases ranging from 20.75%~86.15%, 7.84%~27.81%, and -1.89%~34.56%, respectively. After adding GCS and GFS, the VG model fit the soil water characteristic curve of saline-alkali soil well, indicating that the addition of gasification slag enhanced soil water retention significantly. In conclusion, CWS gasification slag effectively improved the water physical properties of saline-alkali soil and significantly enhanced the water retention and water holding capabilities.
Coal gasification slag (CGS) is a coal-based solid waste formed by the transformation of inorganic mineral components and carbon components in raw coal into slag during coal gasification. To explore its influence on the physical characteristics of acid soil and study the influence mechanism on the water holding capacity of acid soil, the coarse and fine CGS were used as materials to mix with acid soil in different proportions. The volume weight, particle size composition, and water retention performance of the mixed soil were tested, and the changes of soil water characteristic curve were analysed. The results showed that, after mixing the acid soil with CGS, the particle size composition of acid soil was significantly improved, the sand content increased by 13.27–195.46%, the clay and silt content decreased by −2.14–38.62% and 3.22–40.06%, respectively; and the soil bulk density decreased significantly (P < 0.05), with a decrease range of 3.38–28.12%. The soil texture also changed from silty loam to sandy loam, and the water retention performance showed an upward trend, which significantly affected the soil saturated water content, capillary water capacity and field water capacity, with an increase range of 2.87–38.09%, 1.73–27.92% and 4.18–22.27%, respectively. The Van Genuchten (VG) model could fit the soil water characteristic curve well, indicating that the water retention of acid soil was significantly improved by adding CGS. In conclusion, CGS could improve the water physical properties effectively, and improve the water retention and water holding properties of acid soil significantly. This feature is conducive to the environmentally friendly utilization of CGS to improve agricultural acid soil.
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