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  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Microbiology

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  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent organic pollutants due to their strong carbon-fluorine bonds, resisting natural biodegradation.
  • Conventional treatment methods for PFAS are often energy-intensive or incomplete, necessitating innovative remediation strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the synergistic effects of combining microbial reductive defluorination with electrochemical processes for enhanced PFAS degradation.
  • To explore the potential of a bioelectrochemical system for the bioremediation of recalcitrant perfluorinated compounds.

Main Methods:

  • An enrichment culture capable of reductive defluorination was integrated with biocompatible electrodes in a bioelectrochemical system.
  • A C6-perfluorinated unsaturated PFAS was used as the target compound to evaluate the system's defluorination efficiency.
  • Synergistic interactions between microbial and electrochemical processes were analyzed at the material-microbe interface.

Main Results:

  • The integrated bioelectrochemical system achieved deeper defluorination of the target PFAS compared to standalone biological or electrochemical methods.
  • Two key synergies were identified: in-series microbial-electrochemical defluorination and electrochemically enhanced microbial defluorination of intermediates.
  • The hybrid system effectively transformed end products into less fluorinated, potentially less toxic, and more biodegradable compounds.

Conclusions:

  • The developed material-microbe hybrid system demonstrates significant potential for the bioremediation of PFAS.
  • Synergistic interactions at the material-microbe interface overcome limitations of individual treatment methods.
  • Further research into the mechanistic understanding of defluorinating and electroactive microorganisms is warranted for system optimization.