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Journals
Journal Publications:

  1. Shahar, B., Haim, E., Kuc, M. E., Azerrad, S. P., Dudai, N., & Kurzbaum, E. (2023). Simplified and cost-effective modulatory photobioreactor setup for upscaling microalgal culture for research and semi-industrial purposes. Algal Research, 74, 103200.

  2. Peer, G., Azaizeh, H., Kurzbaum, E., Shahar, B., Mattar, N., & Azerrad, S. P. (2023). Valorization of olive mill solid waste-derived biochar: An efficient approach for simultaneous adsorption and oxidation of micropollutant in surface water. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 56, 104461.

  3. Halabi, M., Silberbush, A., Azaizeh, H., Shahar, B., & Kurzbaum, E. (2022). Olive mill wastewater extract as a potential mosquito larvicide. bioRxiv, 2022-01.

  4. Bar-Niv, N., Azaizeh, H., Kuc, M. E., Azerrad, S., Haj-Zaroubi, M., Menashe, O., Kurzbaum, E. (2022). Advanced oxidation process UV-H2O2 combined with biological treatment for the removal and detoxification of phenol. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 48, 102923.

  5. Lew, B., Monosov, M. M., Betito, S., Vizel, N., Khan, A. A., Kurzbaum, E., Kruh, L.I., Menashe, O. (2022). High-rate ex situ and in situ treatment system for groundwater denitrification via membrane-based bacterial macro-encapsulatin. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 50, 103230.

  6. Kuc, E. M., Azerrad, S., Menashe, O., Kurzbaum, E. (2022) Efficient biodegradation of phenol at high concentrations by Acinetobacter biofilm at extremely short hydraulic retention times. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 47, 102781.

  7. Kurzbaum, E. (2022) The Partial Contribution of Constructed Wetland Components (Roots, Gravel, Microorganisms) in the Removal of Phenols: A Mini Review. Water, 14(4), 626.

  8. Halabi, M., Silberbush, A., Azaizeh, H., Shahar, B., Kurzbaum, E. (2022) Olive mill wastewater extract as a potential mosquito larvicide. bioRxiv.

  9. Shelly, Y., Kuc, E. M., Menashe, O., Zeira, G., Azerrad, S., Kurzbaum, E. (2021) Nitrate removal from a nitrate-rich reverse osmosis concentrate: Superior efficiency using the bioaugmentation of an Acinetobacter biofilm. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 44, 102425.

  10. Azerrad, S. P., Kurzbaum, E. (2021). Chemical Decolorization of Textile Wastewater Via Advanced Oxidation Processes: Case Study of Key Parameters with Acid Blue 25. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 232(2), 1-14.

  11. Fradkin, O., Mamane, H., Kaplan, A., Menashe, O., Kurzbaum, E., Betzalel, Y., & Avisar, D. (2021). UV-LED Combined with Small Bioreactor Platform (SBP) for Degradation of 17α-Ethynylestradiol (EE2) at Very Short Hydraulic Retention Time. Materials, 14(20), 5960.

  12. Menashe, O., Rosen‐Kligvasser, J., Kurzbaum, E., & Suckeveriene, R. Y. (2021). Structural properties of a biotechnological capsule confined by a 3D‐cellulose acetate membrane. Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 32(2), 681-689.

  13. Kurzbaum, E., Raizner, Y., Kuc, E. M., & Menashe, O. (2020). Small bioreactor platform capsules provide persistent digestive biomass for continuous bioreactors operated under short hydraulic retention times. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 37, 101516.

  14. Shelly, Y., Kuc, E. M., Iasur-Kruh, L., Azerrad, S., & Kurzbaum, E. (2020). A new Acinetobacter isolate is an extremely efficient biofilm-formative denitrifying bacterium. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8, 184.

  15. Vaddadi, L. P., Avisar, D., Vadivel, V. K., Menashe, O., Kurzbaum, E., Cohen-Yaniv, V., Mamane, H. (2020). LP-UV-Nano MgO2 Pretreated Catalysis Followed by Small Bioreactor Platform Capsules Treatment for Superior Kinetic Degradation Performance of 17α-Ethynylestradiol. Materials, 13(1), 83.

  16. Menashe O., Raizner Y., Kuc E. M., Cohen-Yaniv V., Kaplan A., Mamane H., Avisar D., Kurzbaum E. (2020) Biodegradation of the Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical 17α-Ethynylestradiol (EE2) by Rhodococcus zopfii and Pseudomonas putida Encapsulated in Small Bioreactor Platform (SBP) Capsules. Applied Sciences, 10, 336.

  17. Kurzbaum E., Raizner Y., Kuc E. M., Menashe O. (2020) Small bioreactor platform capsules provide persistent digestive biomass for continuous bioreactors operated under short hydraulic retention times. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 37, 101516.

  18.  Shelly Y., Kuc E. M., Iasur-Kruh, L., Azarred, S., Kurzbaum, E. (2020). A new Acinetobacter isolate is an extremely efficient biofilm-formative denitrifying bacterium. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8, 184.‏

  19. Menashe O., Rosen-Kligvasser J., Kurzbaum E., Suckeverien R. Y. (2020) Structural properties of a biotechnological capsule confined by a 3D-cellulose acetate membrane. Polymers for Advanced Technologies, 32(2), 681-689.

  20. Kurzbaum, E., Iliasafov, L., Kolik, L., Starosvetsky, J., Bilanovic, D., Butnariu, M., Armon, R. (2019) From the Titanic and other shipwrecks to biofilm prevention: The interesting role of polyphenol-protein complexes in biofilm inhibition. Science of the Total Environment, 658, 1098-1105.

  21. Eckert, W, Leunert, F., Yacobi, YZ, Köhler, J. Kurzbaum, E. (2019) Diurnal changes of the delayed fluorescence integral from a Chlorella vulgaris culture under ambient light. Photosynthetica, 

  22. Cohen O., Pua B., Gamliel A., Katan J., Kurzbaum E., Weber G., Schubert I., Riov J. (2019) Rain-based soil solarization for reducing the persistent seed banks of invasive plants in natural ecosystems - Acacia saligna as a model. Pest Management Science.

  23. Kurzbaum E., Bar-Shalom O. (2019). Phosphate removal from dairy wastewater and domestic effluents. Horizons in Geography, 95 (in Hebrew).

  24. Bar-Oz Y., Mamane H., Menashe O., Cohen-Yaniv V., Kumar R., Iasur-Kruh L., Kurzbaum E. (2018) Treatment of olive mill wastewater using ozonation followed by an encapsulated acclimated biomass. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 6(4), 5014-5023.

  25. Cohen, O., Bar-Kutiel P., Gamliel, Katan, Kurzbaum, E., Riov J. (2018) Controlling the seed bank of the invasive plant Acacia saligna: comparison of the efficacy of prescribed burning, soil solarization, and their combination. Biological Invasions 20, 2875-2887.

  26. Kumar R., Raizner Y., Iasur-Kruh L., Menashe O., Azaizehe H., Kapur S., Kurzbaum E. (2018). Extracellular laccase production and phenolics degradation by an olive mill wastewater isolate. Grasas y Aceites, 69(1), 231.

  27. Vardanian A., Kurzbaum E., Farber Y., Butnariu M., Armon R. (2018). Facilitated enumeration of the silicate bacterium Paenibacillus mucilaginosus comb. nov. (formerly Bacillus mucilaginosus) via tetrazolium chloride incorporation into a double agar-based solid growth medium. Folia Microbiologica, 63(3), 401–404.

  28. Kurzbaum E., Raizner Y., Cohen O., Suckeveriene R. Y., Kulikov A., Hakimi B., Iasur-Kruh L., Farber Y., Armon R., Menashe O. (2017) Encapsulated Pseudomonas putida for phenol biodegradation: Use of a structural membrane for construction of a well-organized confined particle. Water research, 121, 37–45. 

  29. Kurzbaum E., Raizner Y., Cohen O., Rubinstein G., Bar-Shalom O. (2017) Lanthanum-modified bentonite: Potential for efficient removal of phosphates from fish pond effluents. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24(17), 15182-15186.

  30. Kurzbaum E., Aharoni A., Kirzhner F., Azov Y., Armon R. (2017) Aspects of carbon dioxide mitigation in a closed microalgae photo-bioreactor supplied with flue gas. International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 62(1), 1–16.

  31. Armon R., Gold D., Zuckerman U., Kurzbaum E. (2016) Environmental Aspects of Cryptosporidium. Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Research, 3(2), 1048.

  32. Kurzbaum, E., Bar-Shalom O. (2016) The potential of phosphate removal from dairy wastewater and municipal wastewater effluents using a lanthanum-modified bentonite. Applied Clay Science, 123, 182-186.

  33. Kurzbaum E., Kirzhner F., Armon R. (2016) Performance comparison of plant root biofilm, gravel attached biofilm and planktonic microbial populations, in phenol removal within a constructed wetland wastewater treatment system. Water SA, 42(1), 166-170.

  34. Menashe O., Kurzbaum E. (2016) A Novel Bioaugmentation Treatment Approach using a Confined Microbial Environment: A Case Study in a MBR Wastewater Treatment Plant. Environmental Technology, 37(12), 1582-1590. 

  35. Azaizeh H., Kurzbaum E., Said H., Jaradat O., Menashe O. (2015) The potential of autochthonous microbial culture encapsulation in a confined environment for phenols biodegradation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 22(19), 15179-15187.

  36. Menashe O., Kurzbaum E. (2014) Small-Bioreactor Platform Technology as a Municipal Wastewater Additive Treatment. Water Science and Technology, 69(3), 504-510.

  37. Kurzbaum E., Kirzhner F., Armon R. (2014) A hydroponic system for growing gnotobiotic vs. sterile plants to study phytoremediation processes. International Journal of Phytoremediation, 16(3), 267-274. 

  38. Kurzbaum E., Kirzhner F., Armon R. (2012) Improvement of water quality using constructed wetland systems. Reviews on Environmental Health, 27(1), 59–64.

  39. Kurzbaum E., R. Armon, Y. Zimmels (2010) Isolation of a halotolerant Streptomyces sp. from a constructed wetland that biodegrade phenol and various biopolymers. Actinomycetologica, 24(2), 31–38.

  40. Kurzbaum E., Zimmels Y., Kirzhner F., Armon R. (2010) Removal of phenol in a constructed wetland system and the relative contribution of plant roots, microbial activity and porous bed. Water Science and technology, 62(6), 1327-1334.

  41. Kurzbaum E., Kirzhner F., Armon R. (2010) A simple method for dehydrogenase activity visualization of intact plant roots grown in soilless culture using tetrazolium violet. Plant Root, 4, 12-16.

  42. Gino E., Starosvetsky J., Kurzbaum E., Armon R. (2010) Combined chemical-biological treatment for prevention/rehabilitation of clogged wells by an iron-oxidizing bacterium. Environmental Science and Technology, 44(8), 3123–3129.

  43. Kurzbaum E., Kirzhner F., Sela S., Armon R. (2010) Efficiency of phenol biodegradation by planktonic Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes (a constructed wetland isolate) vs. root and gravel biofilm. Water Research, 44(17), 5021-5031.

  44. Kurzbaum E., Beer S., Eckert W. (2010) Alterations in delayed and direct phytoplankton fluorescence in response to the diurnal light cycle. Hydrobiologia, 639(1), 197-203.

  45. Kurzbaum E., Eckert W., Yacobi Y. Z. (2007) Delayed fluorescence as a direct indicator of diurnal variation in quantum and radiant energy utilization efficiencies of phytoplankton. Photosynthetica, 45(4), 562-567.

Other Works and Publications:
Other

  • Maman H, Bar Oz Y., Kurzbaum E., Menashe O. (2018) A new method to treat olive mill wastewater. Handasat Maim, 117, 30-32.

  • Kurzbaum E., Robinshtain G. Bar Shalom O. (2017). Phosphate removal from fish pond wastewater using Phoslock clay. Maim Vehashkaia, 550, 12-14 (in Hebrew).

  • Kurzbaum E., Bar Shalom O. (2016). Phosphate removal from dairy wastewater. Eretz ha Kinneret, 16, 30-31 (in Hebrew).

  • Kurzbaum E. (2015) Bioluminescence in the nature. MAKO website, published on 9.4.15 (in Hebrew).

  • Kurzbaum E., Yacobi Y.Z., Eckert W. (2014) A novel in situ profiler for phytoplankton photosynthesis measurement. Eretz ha Kinneret, 14, 30-33 (in Hebrew).

  • Kurzbaum E., Yacobi Y.Z., Eckert W. (2013) Development of a novel delayed- fluorescence based in situ profiler for phytoplankton activity measurement. Kinneret News (Rimer A. Ed.), 34. (in Hebrew).

  • Kurzbaum E., S. Beer, W. Eckert (2005) The Delayed fluorescence and the prompt fluorescence in Phytoplankton and their relationships. Kinneret News (Rimer A. Ed.), 28, 7-13. (in Hebrew).

Chapters in Scientific Books:
Books

  • Kurzbaum E. (2009): Delayed fluorescence spectroscopy as a simple and rapid measurement tool for active chlorophyll concentrations, phytoplankton compositions and a possible tool for monitoring photosynthetic traits of phytoplankton. In: Marine Phytoplankton, (William T. Kersey and Samuel P. Munger Eds.), Nova Science Publishers Inc., Hauppauge, NY, USA (pp. 351-354).

Patents:
Patents

  • "Methods and systems for treating liquids including contaminant molecules" (PCT/IB2018/050990; US20210047216A1; PCT Filed 7.2.2019, PCT/IB2019/ 050990).
    Inventors: Kurzbaum Eyal, Menashe Ofir, Maman Hadas, Dror Avisar.

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