Highlights•Coal gangue has been applied in building material, energy, agriculture and other
industries.•Negative environmental problems cannot be ignored in the utilization of coal …

Coal gangue is the main industrial solid waste that is physically separated from bulk coal
during coal preparation. In China, the deposition amount of coal gangue is over 500 million …

The disposal of waste coal gangue (WCG) is still a serious problem for areas that rely on the
coal mine industry, especially in the northern part of China. This paper investigated the …

The material classed as “mineral matter” in coal embraces crystalline mineral materials as
well as a range of inorganic elements that occur in non-crystalline form. This review outlines …

To reduce the adverse impact of coal gangue hea** and save natural resource, artificial
coal gangue sands are utilized as fine aggregates in the concrete preparation. The …

Coal fires pose great threats to valuable energy resources, the environment, and human
health and safety. They occur in numerous countries in the world. It is well-known that China …

The harm done to the environment by coal gangue was very serious, and it is urgent to
adopt effective methods to dispose of coal gangue in order to prevent further environmental …

Gangue, produced from coal mining and washing process, is a serious threat to the ground
environment. Gangue backfilling mining method can solve this problem and reduce mining …

The aim of the present study is to evaluate the potential ecological risk and trend of soil
heavy-metal pollution around a coal gangue dump in Jilin Province (Northeast China). The …

An innovative adsorbent,“coal-analcime composite”, was converted from coal gangue
directly, that combined the adsorption effect of analcime and residual coal in coal gangue …