Abstract:
The article presents the results of the study of the impact of plasticizers on the stability of coalwater suspensions obtained from Shubarkul coal slurries. As part of the task to determine the optimal
reagent-plasticizer, an experimental installationwas developed. Fuel oil, gelatin, sodium humate were
used as reagents-plasticizers. The process of enrichment of coal slurries of Shubarkul Deposit was
studied; it is shown that the best results are obtained with the use of sodium humate. The use of sodium
humate as a plasticizer makes it possible to create coal-water suspensions with a spatial network-like
structure that do not delaminate for a long time.
