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  • What Is Coal?
    Article - 18 May 2012
    Coal has been a major source of energy in the world since its discovery in the early 18th century.
  • ThingSpeak: Ensuring Coal Mining Safety with Internet of Things Solutions
    Article - 10 Jan 2022
    Coal mining is one of the most dangerous occupations, historically claiming the lives of hundreds of thousands of coal miners. Although fatalities in coal mining are at an all-time low, this industry...
  • Measuring Sulfur Content of Coal Using EDXRF
    Article - 6 May 2013
    Pyrite is a key mineral present in most coal, which contains different amounts of sulfur based on how much iron and sulfur combined in the peat.
  • The Danger of Coal Mining-Induced Earthquakes
    Article - 4 Jan 2022
    Engineering scientists researching seismic activity in relation to deep mining have identified the characteristics of earthquakes in strata being mined, and also how mine towers behave.
  • Quantifying Trace Elements in Coal Applications with XRF
    Article - 26 Jul 2018
    Since its introduction around 4,000 years ago, coal – a naturally occurring combustible solid – has been utilized as a fuel source for heating and cooking and, in more recent times, for the generation...
  • Determining the Gas Content of Coal
    Article - 14 Nov 2019
    Measuring the gas content present within coal samples plays an important role in determining the safety of a mine. Typically, the gas content of coal is assessed through a direct measurement method.
  • Mining Safety: Predicting Coal and Gas Outbursts with Early Warning Systems
    Article - 30 Jun 2022
    Scientists from China have collaborated on a new paper to identify better gas outburst detection methods to significantly improve safety in mining. The authors have presented a novel deep-learning...
  • Studying the Composition of Coal
    Article - 31 Mar 2022
    Characterizing and analyzing coal relies on the determination of carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen, and can help provide information useful to calculate the material to energy balance and efficiency.
  • The Piezoelectric Effect and Ignition Properties of Coal Mine Gob Roof Explosion
    Article - 16 Mar 2022
    A paper, published in ACS Omega, investigates the piezoelectric effect of roof deformation and fracture sparking the methane qualities to provide accurate ideas for the prevention and management of...
  • Understanding Vegetation Changes in Coal Mining Areas
    Article - 14 Mar 2022
    Scientists have developed a modeling system to study the relationships between anthropogenic activity and natural factors, in relation to vegetation cover in the Yangquan coal mining area of China.