Abstract:
Baishihu lignite was subjected to Soxhlet extraction by tetrahydrofuran (THF). The extract was reacted with iodomethane in the presence of silver tetrafluoroborate and converted to methylsulfonium salts. The methylsulfonium salts and nitrogen compounds were characterized by electrospray ionization (ESI) and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS). Combined with sulfur and nitrogen chemiluminescence detectors (GC-SCD and GC-NCD), the forms of sulfur and nitrogen compounds in THF extracts were studied. The results showed that S
1, S
2, N
1 and N
1O
1 class species were identified in THF extract. The sulfur and nitrogen compounds were mostly dibenzothiophene and carbazole compounds.