Effect of microwave irradiation cycles on the pore structures and fractal dimension of coals with different ranks
Liankun Zhang, Zizheng Wang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Geng Li, Bo Yin, Xiaomin Liang, Rongrong Duan, Yuefang Wang · 2026
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Liankun Zhang led a team of eight authors on this 2026 study of blasting coal with microwaves to open its pores. Coal seams hold methane gas, and freeing it depends on tiny connected pores. Samples of three coal grades were microwaved for repeated cycles, then probed with gas and mercury methods that map pore sizes and roughness.
Microwaves grew the total pore volume, widened some tiny pores into larger ones, and linked fractures better, though effects differed by pore size. Zhang's results support microwave treatment as a way to prime coal seams for gas extraction.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Liankun Zhang, Zizheng Wang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Geng Li, Bo Yin, Xiaomin Liang, Rongrong Duan, Yuefang Wang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42024 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |