Besides be affected by coal confining pressure, coal seams are also be affected by the surrounding pressure during mining. To understand the heat release characteristics and microstructural evolution of oxidization within coal under different gas pressures is of great significance. For this reason, a combination of theoretical research and test analysis was adopted, which includes differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and mercury intrusion method (MIP). The influences of gas phase transformation and migration on the oxidation and spontaneous combustion processes of gas-containing coal under different gas pressures were explored. The distributions and variations in heat release, gas derivation, pore structure and functional group characteristics during the oxidation of gas-containing coal were analysed. We clarified the cross-coupling attributes of heat, seepage and chemical properties in the oxidation of gas-containing coal. The experimental results show that the methane within coal migrates outward in pores with the increase of temperature, which inhibits the penetration and adsorption of oxygen, thereby inhibiting the coal‑oxygen composite reaction and delaying the heat accumulation within coal. There is a positive correlation between loose and porous characteristics of coal and gas pressure. With the continuous increase of coal temperature, the pore connectivity of high-pressure gas-containing coal is enhanced, which increases the risk of coal spontaneous combustion. The research results are of great significance to the theoretical research on the prevention and prediction of spontaneous combustion of gas-containing coal.

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