support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No20807056);the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China (No20060290506);the Foundation of China University of Mining & Technology (Nos0H060097 and 0H080254)
Coal samples in the air for three months were characterized by Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). The effect of a PVA oxygen-insulating barrier on the spontaneous combustion of coal was examined. The moisture loss acti...