Data on the sulfur-containing polycyclic aromatic compounds of high-sulfur coal of SW China

Qiaojing Zhao; Shenjun Qin; Cunliang Zhao; Yuzhuang Sun; Balaji Panchal; Xiangchun Chang

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2021.107218

Data on the sulfur-containing polycyclic aromatic compounds of high-sulfur coal of SW China

Data Brief. 2021 Jun 11:37:107218. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2021.107218. eCollection 2021 Aug.

Authors

Qiaojing Zhao^{1

2}, Shenjun Qin², Cunliang Zhao³, Yuzhuang Sun³, Balaji Panchal², Xiangchun Chang⁴

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Resource Exploration Research of Hebei, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, Hebei, China.
² Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center of Coal Exploitation, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, Hebei, China.
³ College of Earth Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, Hebei, China.
⁴ College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

The data presented in this article are related to the research paper entitled "Origin and geological implications of super high sulfur-containing polycyclic aromatic compounds in high-sulfur coal" by Zhao et al. [1]. The collected data of high-sulfur coal, including the coalfield, geological age, coal rank, sulfur content, and depositional environment were from all over the world. Polycyclic aromatic compounds from 15 coal and 4 parting samples were identified and quantified using gas chromatograph (GC) and gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS). Approximately, 145 polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAC) in each sample were identified. Among them, 70 compounds are sulfur-containing polycyclic aromatic compounds (SPACs). The highest ratio of total SPAC/ PAC was reached 89.22 wt% in the coal and 83.07 wt% in the parting samples.

Keywords: High-sulfur coal; SPACs formation mechanisms; Sulfur-containing polycylic aromatic compounds (SPACs).