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To accomplish various and efficient inhibitions of coal spontaneous combustion (CSC) and solve the safety hazards of CSC encountered in the production and operation of coal mining enterprises, inhibitors play an important role in the prevention and management of CSC. Herein, we report quercetin, which is selection as an antioxidant to prepare a composite solid lipid inhibitor. The concentration of the composite solid lipid inhibitor with the best inhibition effect on the active groups is selected by Fourier pressure infrared experiments, the change pattern of gas content and characteristic temperature released from coal samples during an oxidation process warming process was tested by using a programmed warming test system and simultaneous thermal analysis experiments, and finally, the inhibitory rate and combustion characteristic index were calculated. The results of the research showed that 10 mass% of quercetin had the most impact on the various groups, the highest inhibitor rate of the composite solid lipid inhibitor is 80.67% in the coal low-temperature oxidation process, compared to the raw coal, the heat release of coal treated with the composite solid lipid inhibitor was decreased by 507.65 J g−1, the maximum amount of heat emitted was lowered by 60%, and the flammability index was reduced by 56.4. A composite solid lipid inhibitor containing quercetin developed in this paper indicated high effectiveness in inhibiting CSC, which is vital for coping with the safety management of coal mine production. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mine fire is a major problem for the Indian coal mining industry and exists since beginning of the mining. A huge amount of the prime coking coal reserves of different coalfields are blocked due to existence of fire and thus cannot be extracted without extinguishing it. Many approaches have been attempted in this direction to minimize this socio-technological problem. Use of chemical retardants to inhibit smouldering combustion phenomenon is an important method, which can be adopted to prevent or delay its occurrences. In this situation, it may sometimes be necessary to use fire retardants for reducing the intensity of fire so that the coal production will not be hampered. This paper presents the impact of chemical additives on coal oxidation process, studied from the mechanistic perspective aiming to search effective retardant materials to prevent and control coal self-heating phenomenon. A numbers of chemicals and combinations along with coal, which are moderately prone to smouldering combustion, were studied to determine its efficacy to prevent and combat it. In the process CPT, IPT and DSC study of coal samples and chemicals were observed. Based on the results, suitable retardants were selected and mixed with coal samples. The mixtures were further analysed for above properties. Finally, the best suitable combination of inhibitors were determined and applied in the field, which gave desired results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]