“…Due to its high persistence, biological activity, antibiotic resistance, and toxic effects on ecosystems [ 12 ], TC may lead to contamination of the environment, water resources, and soil. Many treatment methods to remove TC from an aqueous solution were investigated, e.g., adsorption [ 13 ], photocatalysis [ 14 ], electrocatalysis [ 15 ], and the Fenton oxidation processes [ 16 ]. Among those TC removal routes, the advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) based on persulfate (PS) have attracted increasing attention in recent years [ 17 , 18 ]; this is because the sulfate radical (·SO 4 − )-based AOPs have superior oxidation potential (E 0 = 2.5–3.1 V), a wider pH operating range, and a longer half-life time (30–40 μs) [ 19 ].…”