“…Contamination by chlorinated phenols is currently one of the most serious environmental problems and constitutes the most important family of toxic non-biodegradable compounds [1]. These contaminants are generated from a number of industrial manufacturing processes such as pesticide, paint, solvent, pharmaceutical, wood preserving chemicals and pulp industries [2]. Various treatment strategies are applied for the removal of toxic organic contaminants such as chlorophenols [3][4][5].…”