Preparation of a coal surface for contact angle measurements

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作者
Drelich, J
Laskowski, JS
Pawlik, M
Veeramasuneni, S
机构
[1] UNIV UTAH,DEPT MET ENGN,SALT LAKE CITY,UT 84112
[2] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT MIN & MINERAL PROC ENGN,VANCOUVER,BC V6T 1Z4,CANADA
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
coal; contact angle; heterogeneous surface; polishing; wettability;
D O I
10.1163/156856197X00219
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
Coal specimens of different ranks were polished using silicon carbide abrasive papers (with a grit from #60 to #1200) and alumina powder of varying size (from 5 to 0.05 mu m). The coal surface roughness and contamination (by alumina powder) were examined with both scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The water advancing and receding contact angles were measured on such surfaces by varying the bubble size, using the captive bubble technique. It was found that silicon carbide paper abraded all components of the coal surface, i.e. both organic and inorganic matter, to a similar depth. The roughness of the coal surface due to polishing with silicon carbide abrasive papers affected the contact angle hysteresis and the contact angle vs. bubble size relationship. Polishing of coal specimens with alumina powder reduced the microroughness of the coal surface but produced rough features at the macro level and caused mineral inclusions rising above the smooth organic matter. This phenomenon results from the heterogeneity of coal specimens consisting of minerals and macerals with different hardness values. The roughness at the macro level was easily distinguishable and had a significant impact on the measured contact angles when the coal surface was polished with coarse alumina powders, 5 and 1 mu m in diameter. The effect of surface roughness on the advancing and receding water contact angles was significantly reduced (if not completely eliminated) when the coal surface was polished with a fibrous cloth (CHEMOMET) in the final step, after having been polished with 0.05 (0.06) mu m alumina powder. Microscopic observation of the coal surfaces revealed that an appropriate ultrasonic treatment (8-10 min in an ultrasonic bath filled with water) and mechanical cleaning (polishing with a CHEMOMET cloth) of coal samples were required to remove the alumina particles left on the surface due to the previous polishing procedure. An improved methodology for coal surface preparation, prior to contact angle measurements, as proposed in this paper, includes polishing with a series of abrasive papers and 0.05 (0.06) mu m alumina powder, polishing and cleaning with a fibrous cloth (e.g. CHEMOMET), and, finally an extended cleaning in an ultrasonic bath filled with water.
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页码:1399 / 1431
页数:33
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