Sustainable Activation of Persulfate Using Corn Cob Biochar for Pesticide Degradation in Wastewater Treatment.

Tijana Marjanović Srebro, Nina Đukanović, Tajana Simetić, Tamara Apostolović, Jasmina Anojčić, Sanja Mutić, Jelena Beljin

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Tijana Marjanović SrebroDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0009-0006-9886-6516

Nina ĐukanovićDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.

Tajana SimetićDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-0923-7034

Tamara ApostolovićDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-0614-2611

Jasmina AnojčićDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-2750-1994

Sanja MutićDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-3659-0455

Jelena BeljinDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0001-9269-4377

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The Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia 10810

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Abstract

This study investigates the potential of corn cob-derived biochars produced at 400 °C (BC400) and 700 °C (BC700) as heterogeneous catalysts for the degradation of organochlorine pesticides, lindane and β-endosulfan, through persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). BC700 exhibited enhanced degradation performance compared to BC400, likely due to its greater surface area, higher aromaticity, and lower surface polarity. Under optimized conditions (3.0 mM persulfate, pH 7.02, 0.2 g/L biochar), BC700 enabled the removal of up to 94% of β-endosulfan and 82% of lindane within four hours. Quenching experiments suggested different dominant degradation pathways: singlet oxygen (

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CharcoalPesticidesSulfatesWastewaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalWater PurificationZea maysCatalysisOxidation-ReductionbiocharCharcoalPesticidesSulfatesWastewaterWater Pollutants, Chemicalbiocharcatalytic degradationpersulfate activationpesticidesreal surface water

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PMID41471788

DOI10.3390/molecules30244764

PMCPMC12735698

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