Effect of Coal Water Slurry Gasification Slag on Soil Water Physical Characteristics and Properties in Saline-Alkali Soil Improvement

To explore the effect of coal water slurry (CWS) gasification slag on the soil water physical characteristics of saline-alkali soil in the Yellow River Basin of Inner Mongolia, CWS gasification coarse slag (GCS) and gasification fine slag (GFS) were used as improvement materials and mixed with saline-alkali soil in different proportions. The influence mechanism of GCS and GFS on saline-alkali soil water holding capacity was investigated by measuring particle size composition, water holding capacity, and the change in the soil water characteristic curve after mixing. The results showed that adding gasification slag improved the particle size composition of saline-alkali soil, with sand content increased by -3.79%~217.31% and clay and silt content decreased by 5.77%~56.50% and -0.38%~41.53%, respectively. Soil bulk density decreased significantly (P