Understanding the release, migration, and risk of heavy metals in coal gangue: An approach by combining experimental and computational investigations

Dong, Jihong; Li, Jiabang; Huang, Yu; Zhong, Jingyu; Dun, Kai; Wu, Min; Zhang, Lijuan; Chen, Quan; Pan, Bo

doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132707

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“…Primarily, the treatment of coal gangue serves to mitigate environmental pollution [ 5 , 6 ]. Coal gangue encompasses substantial quantities of deleterious substances, including heavy metals and sulfides [ 7 ], and if discharged into the environment without effective treatment, it has the potential to pollute soil, water bodies, and the atmosphere [ 8 ].…”

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Enhancing Fatigue Performance of Coal Gangue Concrete (CGC) through Polypropylene Fiber Modification: Experimental Evaluation

Wu,

Jing,

et al. 2024

Polymers

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Coal gangue is a byproduct of coal mining and processing, and according to incomplete statistics, China has amassed a substantial coal gangue stockpile exceeding 2600 large mountains, which poses a serious threat to the ecological environment. Utilizing gangue as a coarse aggregate to produce gangue concrete (GC) presents a promising avenue for addressing the disposal of coal gangue; however, gangue concrete presents several challenges that need to be tackled, such as low strength and poor resistance to repeated loads. In this study, polypropylene fibers (PPFs) were incorporated into gangue concrete to enhance its utilization rate. Uniaxial compressive and repeated loading experiments were then conducted to investigate the uniaxial strength and fatigue properties of polypropylene fiber-reinforced gangue concrete (PGC) with varying gangue substitution rates (20%, 40%, and 60%) and different polypropylene fiber admixtures (0, 0.1%, 0.2%, and 0.3%). The findings indicate that incorporating gangue at a substitution rate of 40% could notably enhance the uniaxial compressive strength of PGC, resulting in a maximum increase of 19.4%. In the repeated loading experiments, the ductility of PGC was enhanced with the incorporation of PPFs, resulting in a reduction of 33.76% in the damage factor and 19.42% in residual strain for PGC-40-0.2 compared to PGC-40-0. A PPF content of 0.2% was found to be optimal for enhancing the fatigue performance of PGC. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) testing proved the improvement effect of polypropylene fiber on gangue concrete from a microscopic perspective. This study provides crucial experimental data and a theoretical foundation for the utilization of gangue concrete in complex stress environments.

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