Research on the Mechanism and Countermeasures for the Destructive Effects of High-Altitude Cold Environments on Dust Suppressant Consolidation Layers

Research on the Mechanism and Countermeasures for the Destructive Effects of High-Altitude Cold Environments on Dust Suppressant Consolidation Layers | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Research on the Mechanism and Countermeasures for the Destructive Effects of High-Altitude Cold Environments on Dust Suppressant Consolidation Layers Ming Li, Zhijian Luo, Lin Yuan, Xiaoshuai Shi, Zhuoya Wang, Qingxiang Fu This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9077368/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Adhesive dust suppressants face harsh operating conditions in high-altitude cold regions, including localized strong winds, significant diurnal temperature variations, and freeze-thaw cycles. This study selected multiple representative adhesive dust suppressants components and employed experimental methods such as frost heave rate, freeze-thaw cycle wind erosion rate, and microscopic surface morphology analysis of dust samples. It revealed the destructive mechanisms of high-altitude cold environments on dust suppression performance and proposed new development strategies for consolidating dust suppressants in such regions. Results indicate that water content in water-based dust suppressants is the key factor causing rapid performance degradation. During freeze-thaw cycles, water's phase transition and freeze expansion directly cause structural damage to the suppressant's consolidated layer. The study proposes new development strategies: selecting materials with low expansion coefficients, incorporating components that lower the freezing point, and utilizing non-water-based suppressants. These findings provide theoretical foundations and technical pathways for developing high-performance dust suppressants tailored for high-altitude cold regions. High-altitude cold regions Dust suppressants Freeze-thaw cycles Frost heave Non-aqueous dust suppressants Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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