SUBSTANTIATION OF THE FEASIBILITY OF CHOOSING A SUSPENSION BASED ON THE SODIUM GROUP IN THE TREATMENT OF COAL MINING WASTE DUMPS

Abstract

Purpose. To study the effectiveness of sodium group based suspensions: sodium hydroxide, sodium hydrocarbonate and sodium carbonate for neutralisation of spontaneous combustion processes of waste rock during the operation and formation of coal mining waste. To establish the dependence of the influence of suspensions on the chemical elements of the waste stockpile, taking into account external environmental factors. Methods. For solving the set tasks, methods of comparative analysis of theoretical and laboratory studies of the impact of suspensions on the processes of the mechanism of redox reactions of spontaneous combustion of waste heaps obtained in the process of processing minerals of coal mines were used. The application of rational method of processing the results of the experimental study of the interaction of waste mass with sodium solutions using the correlation analysis of Student’s t-criterion is described. Results. The spontaneous ignition mechanisms of the stockpile have been investigated, based on the interaction of the active chemical elements in the stockpile: pyrite, sulphur and iron oxide with the environment. The selection and optimization of the parameters of a sodium group based slurry when treating the stockpile will solve the problem of spontaneous combustion in the treatment of the stockpile by crystallizing the active chemical elements and filling in its porous structure. Scientific novelty. The dependence of the influence of the environment on the processes of thermal oxidation of waste rock mass is established. The expediency of application of methods and techniques for elimination of self-ignition foci, as the main factors of environmental pollution, is substantiated. A new expedient method and method has been proposed, which will allow estimating not only the economic effect but also the ecological one, which will contribute to improving the ecological and economic situation of the mining regions where mining wastes are located. Practical implication. It consists in the development of recommendations for methods and techniques to eliminate spontaneous combustion of mining wastes. The methodology for determining the required quantitative and qualitative composition of inert substances (suspensions) containing sodium group to eliminate sulphurous zones of exogenous combustion processes of waste mass is proposed. Recommendations on the use of these means and methods have been developed.