This study explores the use of MFCs to anodic dechlorination of aromatic chlorides such as 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP). Mixed microbe, isolated from submarine sediment, was used to detect its dechlorination performance in microbial fuel cells device. Moreover, It was confirmed that exoelectrogen microbe accelerated the 2,4,6-TCP degrading in MFCs. Dechlorination efficiency of 2,4,6-TCP in the anode of MFCs could reach 86.51%, accompanying with power generation. Besides, the pathway of 2,4,6-TCP degradation in MFCs was proved. Dichlorophenol, a major intermediate product for TCP dechlorination, was degraded into CO2.

This study explores the use of MFCs to anodic dechlorination of aromatic chlorides such as 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (2,4,6-TCP). Mixed microbe, isolated from submarine sediment, was used to detect its dechlorination performance in microbial fuel cells device. Moreover, It was confirmed that exoelectrogen microbe accelerated the 2,4,6-TCP degrading in MFCs. Dechlorination efficiency of 2,4,6-TCP in the anode of MFCs could reach 86.51%, accompanying with power generation. Besides, the pathway of 2,4,6-TCP degradation in MFCs was proved. Dichlorophenol, a major intermediate product for TCP dechlorination, was degraded into CO2.