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Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management 4/2023

25-05-2023 | REVIEW

Low-carbon utilization of coal gangue under the carbon neutralization strategy: a short review

Author: Xianghong Liu

Published in: Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management | Issue 4/2023

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Abstract

The treatment and utilization of coal gangue, one of the main solid wastes produced during coal mining, are of great significance in environmental protection and resource development. In the contemporary context of the carbon neutralization strategy, due to the property of the carbon in coal gangue, it is necessary to be cautious of the carbon effect during its treatment and utilization process. To grasp the concept of the carbon effect of coal gangue more comprehensively and systematically and provide more economic and reasonable technical strategies for the treatment and utilization of coal gangue against the background of carbon neutralization, this study systematically summarizes the research results from three aspects: the carbon emission risk of coal gangue itself, the carbon emission risk during its treatment and utilization process, and the potential effect of the application carbon sequestration. There are many types of carbon emission risks when considering coal gangue itself, such as direct carbon emissions resulting from spontaneous combustion and extended carbon emissions due to its negative pollution impacts on soil and vegetation. At present, the main utilization modes of coal gangue include fuel, building materials, filling materials, and ecological materials. Most of them have certain carbon emission risks, while some of them also have certain carbon fixation effects. Against the background of the carbon neutralization strategy, the treatment and utilization of coal gangue should focus on three aspects: its own carbon-free emissions; its carbon absorption effect and low-carbon emission in the treatment process; and taking comprehensive technical measures, such as the oxidation inhibition of coal gangue, enhancement of the ecological carbon sink function, excavation of the carbon absorption function, and nearby utilization and pollution prevention and control, to achieve high value and low-carbon release in the treatment and utilization of coal gangue.

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Metadata
Title
Low-carbon utilization of coal gangue under the carbon neutralization strategy: a short review
Author
Xianghong Liu
Publication date
25-05-2023
Publisher
Springer Japan
Published in
Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management / Issue 4/2023
Print ISSN: 1438-4957
Electronic ISSN: 1611-8227
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10163-023-01712-w

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