Abstract: The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) has become a global health concern with over 100 million confirmed cases. Considering the pandemic emergency, new safety strategies must be found against SARS-CoV-2 virus. In present study, a persulfate-enhanced silver ion is obtained against SARS-CoV-2, evidencing its potential as an efficient and rapid alternative for controlling viral spread. The synergistic interacting between Ag⁺ and K₂S₂O₈ is proposed, which means that K₂S₂O₈ can oxidize +1 of silver ions to a higher valance state and can produce highly oxidative sulfate radical anions (SO^4-) for a kind of compound disinfectant with silver ions. The persulfate-enhanced silver ion has 99.54% of Anti-SARS- CoV-2 viral activity at a low concentration of 100 ppm and 99.999%, 99.999% and 99.99% of the killing effect on Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans at a lower concentration of 30 ppm and a short time of 0.5 min. Thus, the obtained materials may be made available for hand hygiene and for disinfection of surfaces, washing equipment of individual protection in hospitals and laboratories, as well as for household use.

Key words: SARS-CoV-2, silver ion, K₂S₂O₈, antiviral, antibacterial