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The results show that between 30 \u00b0C to 80 \u00b0C, the interaction between diphenyl sulfide and oxygen is mainly one of physical adsorption. After 80 \u00b0C, chemical adsorption and chemical reactions begin. The main reaction mechanism in the low-temp oxidation of the model compound diphenyl sulfide is diphenyl sulfide generates diphenyl sulfoxide, and then this sulfoxide is further oxidized to diphenyl sulphone. A small amount of free radicals is generated in the process. The model compound cysteine behaves differently from diphenyl sulfide. The main reaction low-temp oxidation mechanism involves the thiol being oxidized into a disulphide and finally evolving to sulfonic acid, along with SO2 being released at 130 \u00b0C and also a small amount of free radicals. We also conducted an experiment on coal from Xingcheng using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results show that the major forms of organic sulfur in the original coal sample are thiophene and sulfone. Therefore, it can be inferred that there is none or little mercaptan and thiophenol in the original coal. After low-temp oxidation, the form of organic sulfur changes. The sulfide sulfur is oxidized to the sulfoxide, and then the sulfoxide is further oxidized to a sulfone, and these steps can be easily carried out under experimental conditions. What\u2019s more, the results illustrate that oxidation promotes sulfur element enrichment on the surface of coal.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules201219843","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,14]],"date-time":"2015-12-14T02:57:29Z","timestamp":1450061849000},"page":"22241-22256","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":38,"title":["Studies on the Low-Temp Oxidation of Coal Containing Organic Sulfur and the Corresponding Model Compounds"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Lanjun","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Coal Methane and Fire Control, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China"},{"name":"School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Zenghua","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Coal Methane and Fire Control, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China"},{"name":"School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jinhu","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Coal Methane and Fire Control, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China"},{"name":"School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yinbo","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Coal Methane and Fire Control, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China"},{"name":"School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yongliang","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Coal Methane and Fire Control, Ministry of Education, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, China"},{"name":"School of Safety Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yibo","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Mining Technology, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,12,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"1196","article-title":"A correlative investigation of the effects of oxidation on the minerals, macerals and technological properties of coal","volume":"4","author":"Lin","year":"1983","journal-title":"Am. 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