To achieve the synergistic application of coal seam permeability enhancement and coalbed gas bioengineering, this study employed an orthogonal design to optimize a guar gum-based fracturing fluid. The effects of the optimized fluid on methane production and coal matrix modification during anaerobic digestion were systematically evaluated. Results showed that methane yield by 19.11 % and the lag phase shortened to 2.40 days. Furthermore, it exhibited improved microbial degradability, meeting viscosity standards for effective gel breaking, while reducing coal wettability and minimizing core damage. Microbial action further degraded the coal structure. Dissolved organic matter during anaerobic digestion was primarily composed of aromatic protein-like substances, fulvic acid, and soluble microbial metabolites. The optimized composition enhanced the production rate of protein-like substances and substrate degradation capacity. The microbial community was dominated by hydrolytic and acidogenic bacteria such as Proteiniphilum and Lascolabacillus, with acetoclastic methanogen Methanothrix, while hydrogenotrophic Methanoculleus markedly increased. This metabolic shift was functionally supported by the upregulation of key genes involved in glycolysis, the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway, and CO2-reducing methanogenesis pathways. This study offers experimental evidence for the application of guar gum fracturing fluids in biologically driven coalbed methane development.
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