Abstract <p>The article considers the methods of fulvic acid (FA) extraction from brown coals by the Tyurin–Forsyth method and by liquid-phase extraction with <i>n</i>-butyl alcohol. The data of technical and elemental analysis and IR and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy of the obtained fulvic acid samples and their fractions are presented. A comparative characterization of the obtained fulvic acids is carried out. It was established that the fulvic acid fractions obtained by the Tyurin–Forsyth method had a higher aromaticity index (&#xa0;<i>f</i>_ar = 32.79–61.54%) than the fulvic acids obtained by liquid-phase extraction with <i>n</i>-butyl alcohol (&#xa0;<i>f</i>_ar = 20.64%). Conclusions were made on the possibility and efficiency of using the liquid-phase extraction method with <i>n</i>-butyl alcohol for extracting brown coal fulvic acids.</p>