Study on the surface wetting mechanism of bituminous coal based on the microscopic molecular structure

Yun Zhao, Hongmei Li, Jinming Lei, Jing Xie, Luming Li, Ya Gan, Jie Deng, Rui Qi and Yongliang Liu

RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 5933
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Experimental study on the leaching effect of different chelating agents on the constant metal ions of lignite

Dawei Chen, Jun Xie, Jingyi Zhang, Yi Wang and Faquan Wang

React. Chem. Eng., 2024, 9, 2489
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Kinetic swelling-driven PTG interlayers for enhanced crystallinity and charge transport in polymer OECTs

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Microscopic wettability of medium rank coals involved pore features and functional groups

Chaoyuan Jia, Jingtao Lai, Wei Chen, Yuejian Lu, Yidong Cai and Yanzhong Liang

Natural Gas Industry B, 2022, 9, 325
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Study on the influence of functional groups on coal surface wettability based on density functional theory, gran canonica monte caro, and moecular dynamics

Jinzhang Jia, Chaoyang Li, Peng Jia and Fengxiao Wang

Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2026, 1256, 115622
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Effects of particle size and moisture on respirable coal dust generation in pakistan’s informal bituminous mines

Sohail Khan and Ziling Song

Sci Rep, 2026, 16
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Experimental and molecular dynamics simulation study on the influence of SDS and JFC composite ratios on bituminous coal wettability

Ben Ji, Bingyou Jiang, Liang Yuan, Changfei Yu, Gang Zhou, Yang Zhao, Shiju Wang and Xiaohan Wang

Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023, 174, 473
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Molecular dynamics simulations and experimental characterization of the effect of different concentrations of [Bmim][Cl] in aqueous solutions on the wettability of anthracite

Jiang Hehe, Ni Guanhua, Zhu Chuanjie, Zhang Xiangfei, Sun Gongshuai, Wang Zhenyang and Huang Qiming

Fuel, 2022, 324, 124618
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Multiscale modeling of methane migration in a longwall goaf incorporating molecular-scale adsorption effects

Hui Tang and Zengyan Li

Reac Kinet Mech Cat, 2026
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Experimental Study on Fractal Characteristics of Surface Roughness of Briquettes and their Effect on Wettability of Coal Samples

Min Yan, Hanxi Luo, Ting Yang, Dongjie Yan, Jianing Wei, Haifei Lin and Shugang Li

Nat Resour Res, 2023, 32, 1235
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Research on microscopic wetting mechanism of talcum powder by compounded surfactant for spraying dust reduction

Junqing Meng, Lijuan Wang, Jie Wang, Chunhui Lyu, Chenxi Chang and Baisheng Nie

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024, 700, 134709
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Quantum-chemistry-based mechanisms for the regulation of coal-nanofluid wetting in different coal ranks

Guanhua Ni, Yuanmeng Shang, Zhao Li, Zhenglin Fu, Li Gong, Moyu Li, Yu Guo, Mingkui Jia and Dong Liu

Physics of Fluids, 2025, 37
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Research on the wetting interface characteristics between water molecules and bituminous coal based on pore evolution and molecular dynamic theory

Banghao Zhou, Qun Zhou, Kai Yang, Haihui Xin, Mei Ran, Jin Hou, Zhipeng Deng and Botao Qin

Energy, 2024, 297, 131169
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Theoretical and experimental investigation on the dispersion mechanisms of surfactants on CeO 2 particles

Zifeng Ni, Kai Chen, Guomei Chen, Shuaitao Huo, Shanhua Qian and Da Bian

Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 2025, 1
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Multi-method analysis of the nonlinear influence of moisture content on the surface structure and oxidation characteristics of bituminous coal

Yu Liu, Yan Chen, Dongjie Hu, Zongxiang Li, Chunhua Zhang and Xiaodong Zhang

Arab J Chem, 2025, 18, 52024
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Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Interfacial Interactions and Wettability in Coal–SiO2–Water Three-Phase Systems

Hanlin Chen

Green Sciences, 2025, 27, 46
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Experimental and molecular dynamics simulation of organosilicon and short-chain fluorocarbon surfactants inhibiting coal dust pollution

Xuhan Ding, Minjun Ma, Kai Wang, Huitian Peng, Zidong Zhao, Jiuzhu Wang and Tao Wei

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2026, 14, 122638
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Effects of Acidification on the Wettability Modification of Coal and Adsorption Characteristics of Coalbed Methane

Rui Zhang, Mei Yuan, Bobo Li, Zhaoping Li, Qing Lv and Shiqing Xu

Nat Resour Res, 2023, 32, 341
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Coal Wettability: A Holistic Overview of the Data Sets, Influencing Factors, and Knowledge Gaps

Muhammad Arif, Faisal Ur Rahman Awan, Haiyang Zhang and Mirhasan Hosseini

Energy Fuels, 2024, 38, 15069
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Experimental study on the synergic effects of surfactants and nanoparticles on the seepage of water injected into coal seams

Zhiguo Hou, Qiming Huang, Gang Wang, Jiuyuan Fan, Enmao Wang and Shuliang Xie

Geoenergy Science and Engineering, 2023, 231, 212418
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Comparison of the dynamic wetting ability of surfactant droplets to Liuzhuang coal

Fangwei Han, Huilin Xu, Yue Zhao, Yingying Peng, Jing Gong and Kunlang Wu

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2025, 726, 137763
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A many-body dissipative particle dynamics simulation of flow performance in capillary channel

Liang Xing and Yanjun Zhang

Computational Materials Science, 2024, 242, 113080
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Effects of surfactant types on anthracite dust wettability: Experimental and molecular simulations

Peiqi Zuo, Xiangjun Chen, San Zhao, Lin Wang and Yue Zhang

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024, 403, 124901
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Effects of dual Gemini-based fracturing fluid on the physicochemical properties of coking coal: Material preparation and wetting mechanism

Gang Zhou, Qi Wang, Yizhen Zhang, Qi Zhang, Lin Li, Yongmei Wang, Biao Sun and Rulin Liu

Energy, 2024, 289, 130055
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Investigation on Thixotropic Properties of Coal by Nanoindentation

Jingjie Guo, Wei Li, Man Wang, Dong Deng and Mengqi Zhou

Rock Mech Rock Eng, 2025, 58, 9341
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Influence of ultrasound on the dynamics of an air bubble near a solid surface

Michael O. Kuchinskiy, Tatyana P. Lyubimova, Konstantin A. Rybkin, Vasiliy A. Galishevskiy and Anastasiia D. Sadovnikova

Eur. Phys. J. Spec. Top., 2024, 233, 1695
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Prediction of Porous Adsorption and Apparent Porosity Based on the Generalized van der Waals Model

Qian Yang, Chaolin Wang and Mingxuan Shen

ACS Omega, 2025, 10, 31812
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Wetting and aggregation mechanisms of coal molecules via XTG and SDBS based on molecular simulation

Peng Xiao, Zixi Chen, Bo Zhao, Xiaosheng Huang, Xiaoxiao Liu, Liping Chen and Bingkun Li

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024, 408, 125357
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Recent Patents on Particle Wettability Measurement and Improvement

Fanbo Jin, Songquan Wang, Daolong Yang, Lu Yu, Kaijun Wang and Youtao Xia

ENG, 2024, 18
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Experimental and molecular simulation study on the influence of chain length and anion structure of ionic liquids on the wettability of highly hydrophobic bituminous coal

Yongliang Liu, Hongmei Li, Jing Xie, Luming Li, Jie Deng, Chuntian Qiu, Yong Zhang, Lanjie Wang and Yuhang Tian

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024, 411, 125819
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Preparation of OCAA dust suppressant and study of its micro-wetting mechanism on various ranks of coal dust

Yu-long Zhang, Yulong Zhang, Shengyong Hu, Junfeng Wang, Qifan Li and Yong Chen

Journal of Molecular Structure, 2025, 1346, 143217
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Optimizing Coal Wettability via Anionic Surfactants: An Integrated Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Investigation

Hongmei Li, Yun Zhao, Jie Deng, Jing Xie, Weiqi Zhou, Yiting Liu, Luming Li, Futing Xia, Rui Qi and Zhiyuan Wang

Geofluids, 2024, 2024
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Effects of inorganic cations on the adsorption energy, electrostatic energy and adsorption strength of filter aid on flotation clean coal

Shengjun Qi, Yongqiang Song, Jingqi Zhang and Yaoli Peng

Separation Science and Technology, 2025, 60, 1851
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Mechanism of micro-wetting of highly hydrophobic coal dust in underground mining and new wetting agent development

Mingzhong Gao, Hongmei Li, Yun Zhao, Yiting Liu, Weiqi Zhou, Luming Li, Jing Xie and Jie Deng

International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, 2023, 33, 31
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Effect of silicones and polymers on the wetting and foaming properties of anionic and nonionic hydrocarbon surfactants

Qingguo Wang, Lina Tuo, Gang Zhou, Yuanyuan Zhang, Xu Geng, Fasong Zhang and Yonghe Li

Environ Sci Pollut Res, 2022, 29, 81713
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Microscopic Interaction Mechanism between Surfactants and SiO2 Abrasives and Its Performance in Sapphire Polishing

Xinyue Xu, Ya-Jie Wu, Hongliang Ning, Bo Xiao, Jin-Rong Huo, Da Xie, Chunyang Wang and Xuelian Liu

ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol., 2025, 14, 104003
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Effect of alkyl glucoside concentration on functional group structure and adsorption characteristics of anthracite

Peiqi Zuo, Xiangjun Chen, Lin Wang and Yibo Li

J Mol Model, 2024, 30
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Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Study for Preferring Coal Dust Wetting Agents

Liying Sun, Shaocheng Ge, Shuo Liu, Deji Jing and Xi Chen

ACS Omega, 2022, 7, 17593
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Experimental and molecular dynamics analysis on the mechanism of -pSO3H, -OSO3H and heavy alkyl functional groups in affecting wetting and agglomeration behaviour of coal particles during dust suppression

Xuhan Ding, Qingyun Fu, Kai Wang, Qian Xu, Tianting Wang, Zhenmin Luo, Yuting Wang, Minjun Ma, Yongzhe Zhang, Tao Wang and Jiuzhu Wang

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13, 116474
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A systematic review of the physiological and environmental impacts of coal dust and its control technologies

Stephen Nyabire Akanyange, Wen Nie, Felicie Ilele Mwabaima, Fei Liu, Wenjin Niu, Si-qi Jiang, Yan Zhang, Gifty Adom-Asamoah, Martin Luther Yeboah, Bao Qiu and Haoming Li

Fuel, 2024, 371, 131876
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Study on the wetting mechanism of SDBS with coals of different ranks based on surface free energy theory

Junqing Meng, Jie Wang, Haiyan Chen, Zihan Zhou and Chen Wang

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022, 366, 120220
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Effect of fluorocarbons and inorganic salts on wetting and foaming characteristics of hydrocarbon surfactants

Qingguo Wang, Xing Zhang, Weixiang Wang, Hongyang Zhao, Saihao Liu, Jian Gan and Hetang Wang

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2025, 704, 135416
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Effect of SiO2 nanofluid with different concentrations on the wettability of coal

Tiancheng Zhang, Quanle Zou, Ke Li, Xueqi Jia, Chengzi Jiang and Xingang Niu

Fuel, 2022, 321, 124041
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Study on dynamic characteristics of anionic surfactants containing ethoxy groups wetting bituminous coal

Mei Liu, Fangwei Han, Yue Zhao, Fuhong Hu, Guirui Niu and Huarui Gao

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2024, 700, 134699
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Mesoscale modeling on the influence of surfactants on seepage law during water injection in coal

Yanan Miao, Haoran Li, Mingzhu Zhu, Chaojie Zhao, Tengwen Zhang and Hussein Mohammed Ahmed Kaid

Particuology, 2025, 96, 1
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Molecular Mechanisms by Which Linear Versus Branched Alkyl Chains in Nonionic Surfactants Govern the Wettability of Long-Flame Coal

Boyu Li, Guochao Yan, Shaoqi Kong, Kuangkuang Wu and Yanheng Wang

Molecules, 2025, 30, 4686
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Efficient volumetric hydrolytic degradation of epoxy resin driven by Permeability-Enhanced surfactants

Zhicheng Wu, Chenyang Wang, Zehao Zhang, Jiasheng Fan, Shujuan Wang, Chao Gao, Guoli Wang and Qiaogen Zhang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 498, 155528
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An adhesion study in Ni and Cu nanocontacts from a molecular dynamics perspective

S. González-Tortuero, M.A. Garrido and J. Rodríguez

European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, 2023, 99, 104942
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Wetting behavior during impacting bituminous coal surface for dust suppression droplets of fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether

Fangwei Han, Yue Zhao, Mei Liu, Fuhong Hu, Yingying Peng and Liang Ma

Environ Sci Pollut Res, 2023, 30, 51816
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Experimental study on the impact of “IDS + JFCS” complex wetting agent on the characteristics of coal bodies

Hongyang Wang, Lianman Xu, Zhijiao Qin, Xiaoliang Li, Xuejing Cao, Yumiao Han, Siqi Li, Yufei Ma, Siqi Gao, Lei Du and Fengshuo Yang

Sci Rep, 2024, 14
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Effects of the Hydrophilic Group Distribution on Coal Dust Suppression by Binary Anionic Surfactant Blends: Mechanistic Insights

Shuailong Feng, Xiangjun Chen, Kang An, Lin Wang and Yibo Li

Langmuir, 2026, 42, 2930
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Experimental study on coal dust wettability strengthened by surface active ionic liquids

Weiqing Zhang, Qiang Hu, Shuguang Jiang, Li Wang, Jun Chai and Jingxin Mei

Environ Sci Pollut Res, 2022, 29, 46325
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Investigation of the Wetting Mechanism of Nonionic Surfactant-Modified Bituminous Coal Surfaces

Hongmei Li, Ying Mao, Jing Xie, Luming Li, Hui Kang, Ya Gan, Jie Deng, Xu Wang, Yuhang Tian and Lanjie Wang

ACS Omega, 2025
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Imidazole-ionic liquid-assisted solvent extraction mechanism-macro perspective and molecular aspect

Jinjian Hou, Wenjuan Wang, Zanli Fu, Yuting Hu, Zhongchi Wu, Xiaojin Wu, Jianan Hu, Haiming Yu, Gaobo Yu and Jiacheng Li

Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2025, 494, 138617
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