The Journal of Light Scattering, Volume. 37, Issue 2, 149(2025)

Application of small-angle X-ray scattering methods in study of coal pore structures

SHEN Zijing1,2, LI Xia1,2, JI Xiaolan2,3, LIU Jiahao2,4, WU Haijuan2,5, KONG Jiao1, WANG Meijun1、*, CHEN Jiangang6, LI Dongfeng7, and LI Zhihong2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Clean and Efficient Utilization of Coal-Based Energy, Taiyuan University of Technology, Shanxi Taiyuan, 030024, China
  • 2Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
  • 3College of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
  • 4State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China
  • 5College of Nuclear Science and Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 6National Key Laboratory of High Efficiency and Low Carbon Utilization of Coal, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanxi Taiyuan, 030001, China
  • 7Hebei Province Carbon-based Materials and Application Technology Innovation Center, College of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Xingtai University, Hebei Xingtai, 054001, China
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    SHEN Zijing, LI Xia, JI Xiaolan, LIU Jiahao, WU Haijuan, KONG Jiao, WANG Meijun, CHEN Jiangang, LI Dongfeng, LI Zhihong. Application of small-angle X-ray scattering methods in study of coal pore structures[J]. The Journal of Light Scattering, 2025, 37(2): 149

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    Received: Jul. 24, 2024

    Accepted: Jul. 31, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 31, 2025

    The Author Email: WANG Meijun (wangmeijun@tyut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.13883/j.issn1004-5929.202502001

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