In this paper, the head group, tail group, and main chain of a single type of surfactant were constructed by a mesoscopic simulation, and the interaction between the simulated surfactant and coal dust both on its own and in a composite with polyacrylamide (PAM) was studied. The molecular adsorption behavior of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC) surfactant mixed in different ratios with PAM was also experimentally characterized. The results showed that. From the above results, we can see that CTAC and PAM can form spherical, rod-shaped, and wormlike aggregates and a network structure as their volume fraction increases in an aqueous solution. The energy spectrum showed that when CTAC adsorbed on the surface of the coal, the content of carbon on the surface decreased from 63.8 to 50.4%, and the content of oxygen increased from 35.2 to 41.8%. The study on the adsorption mechanism of surfactants and polymers on the surface of low rank coal and the hydrophilicity of low rank coal is of great significance in developing efficient dust prevention technology for low rank coal to reduce coal dust pollution.
Keywords: Characterization experiment; Dust suppression; High molecular weight polymer; Mesoscopic simulation; Molecular adsorption mechanism.
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