Paz Nativ

Electrochemistry, water chemistry, water and wastewater treatment, resource recovery

Academic Degrees
2010 – 2014 B.Sc. – Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
2014 – 2016 M.Sc. – Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology – Graduated with Honors
2016 – 2020 Ph.D. – Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Professional Experience
2026 – present Visiting Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Technion
2026 – 2026 Associate researcher in the Technion R&D foundation, under the supervision of Prof. Ori Lahav.
2024 – 2025 Postdoc in the lab of Prof. Avner Vengosh, in the Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University.
2022 – 2024 Associate researcher in the Technion R&D foundation, under the supervision of Prof. Youri Gendel and Prof. Ori Lahav.
2020 – 2022 Postdoc in the lab of Prof. Ori Lahav, in the faculty of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, the Technion.

1. Lahav, O., Schwartz, Y., Nativ, P., Gendel, Y., Sustainable removal of ammonia from anaerobic-lagoon swine waste effluents using an electrochemically-regenerated ion exchange process, (2013) Chemical Engineering Journal, 218, 214-222.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2012.12.043 (IF=13.2, Q1)
2. Nativ, P., Birnhack L., Lahav, O., DiaNanofiltration-based method for inexpensive and selective separation of Mg²⁺ and Ca²⁺ ions from seawater, for improving the quality of soft and desalinated waters, (2016) Separation and Purification Technology, 166, 83-91.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2016.04.026  (IF=9.0, Q1)
3. Tang S., Birnhack L., Nativ P., Lahav O., Highly-selective separation of divalent ions from seawater and seawater RO retentate, (2017) Separation and Purification Technology, 175, 460-468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2016.10.030 (IF=9.0, Q1)
4. Nativ, P., Badesh, Y., Gendel Y., New insights into the mechanism of flow-electrode capacitive deionization, (2017) Electrochemistry Communications, 76, 24-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2017.10.026 (IF=4.2, Q2)
5. Nativ, P., Lahav O., Gendel Y., Separation of divalent and monovalent ions using flow-electrode capacitive deionization with nanofiltration membranes, (2018) Desalination, 425, 123-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2017.10.026 (IF=9.8, Q1)
6. Amikam, G., Nativ, P., Gendel, Y., Chlorine-free alkaline seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production, (2018) International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 43 (13), 6504-6514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.02.082 (IF=8.3, Q1)
7. Lahav O., Nativ, P., Birnhack L., Dolomite dissolution is not an attractive alternative for meeting Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺ and alkalinity criteria in desalination plants’ post treatment step, (2018) Desalination and Water Treatment,115, 194-198.              http://www.deswater.com/DWT_abstracts/vol_115/115_2018_194.pdf (IF=1.0, Q3)
8. Nativ P., Fridman-Bishop N., Gendel Y., Ion transport and selectivity in thin film composite membranes in pressure-driven and electrochemical processes, (2019) Journal of Membrane Science,584, 46-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2019.04.041 (IF=9.0, Q1)
9. Nativ P., Fridman-Bishop N., Nir O. Lahav O., Dia-nanofiltration-electrodialysis hybrid process for selective removal of monovalent ions from Mg²⁺ rich brines, (2020) Desalination, 481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114357 (IF=9.8, Q1)
10. Amikam, G., Manor-Korin, N., Nativ, P., Gendel Y., Separation of ions from water and wastewater using micro-scale capacitive-faradaic fuel cells (CFFCs), powered by H₂(g) and air, (2020) Separation and Purification Technology, 253, 117494.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117494 (IF=9.0, Q1)
11. Somer S., Fridman-Bishop N., Nativ P., Ostfeld A., Lahav O., Adsorption and (induced) desorption of Cd(II) from the corrosion scales of water distribution pipes, following a deliberate contamination event, (2021) Water Supply, 21(4), 1525-1537.  https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2021.014 (IF=1.9, Q2)
12. Nativ P., Gräber Y., Aviezer Y., Lahav O., A Simple and Accurate Approach for Determining the VFA Concentration in Anaerobic Digestion Liquors, Relying on Two Titration Points and an External Inorganic Carbon Analysis, (2021) ChemEngineering, 5, 15.      https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering5020015 (IF=3.4, Q2)
13. Gräber Y., Nativ P.*, Lahav O., A pre-treatment concept for increasing the recovery ratio of coastline BWRO plants, while providing Mg²⁺ in the product water, (2021) Desalination, 515, 115202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2021.115202 (IF=9.8, Q1)
14. Nativ P., Ben-Asher R., Fridman-Bishop N., Lahav O., Synthesis and characterization of zinc-hexacyanoferrate composite beads for controlling the ammonia concentration in low-temperature live seafood transports, (2021) Water Research, 213, 117551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2021.117551 (IF=12.4, Q1)
15. Nativ P., Leifman O., Lahav O., Epztein R., Desalinated brackish water with improved mineral composition using monovalent-selective nanofiltration followed by reverse osmosis, (2021), Desalination, 520, 115364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2021.115364 (IF=9.8, Q1)
16. Nativ P., Derbew Z.A., Dagan-Jaldety C., Aviezer Y., Ben-Asher R., Lahav O. Sustainable removal of ammonia from the anaerobic digester supernatant line using a Prussian Blue Analogue (PBA) composite adsorbent, (2022), ChemEngineering, 6(6), 97.         https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering6060097 (IF=3.4, Q2)
17. Nativ P.*, Birnhack L., Lahav O. A new pretreatment approach for applying high-recovery reverse osmosis desalination to highly scaling brackish groundwater, (2023), Desalination, 564, 116778. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2023.116778 (IF=9.8, Q1)
18. Dagan-Jaldety C., Nativ P.*, Crystal Y., Lahav O. A Prussian-blue analogue (PBA) ion-chromatography-based technique for selective separation of Rb⁺ (as RbCl) from brines, (2023), Water Research, 247, 120757.      https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2023.120757 (IF=12.4, Q1)
19. Nativ P., Weisbrod A., Lahav O. Should wastewater treatment plants’ operational mode radically change to minimize GHG emissions?, (2024), Science of the Total Environment, 171835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171835 (IF=8.0, Q1)
20. Ben-Asher R., Nativ P., Dagan-Jaldety C., Lahav O. Mitigation of ammonia concentrations for improving wet, live fish and crab transport conditions, (2024), Aquacultural Engineering, 36, 102088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2024.102088 (IF=4.3, Q1)
21. Ruck E.B., Yashas S.R., Nativ P., Manor-Korin N., Tulu H.D., Gendel Y. Catalytic post-treatment of homogeneous Ag–S₂O₈ and Cu–H₂O₂ advanced oxidation processes: Revealing the importance of capacitive-Faradaic electrochemical structure of Pt/AC, (2024), Journal of Cleaner Production, 461, 142454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142454 (IF=10.0, Q1)
22. Dagan-Jaldety C., Lahav O., Ben-Asher R., Saller G., Oz S., Nativ P.* Innovative Ammonia Harvesting from Wastewater: A Controlled Closed-Loop Process at High pH for Enhanced Nutrient Recovery, (2025), Chemical Engineering Journal, 503, 158201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.158201 (IF=13.2, Q1)
23. Z. Williams G., Nativ P., Vengosh A. The Role of Boron in Controlling the pH of Lithium Brines, (2025), Science Advances, 11, 2375-2548. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adw3268 (IF=12.5, Q1)
24. Nativ P., Ben-Asher R., Aviezer Y., Lahav O. Extending the recovery ratio of brackish water desalination to ZLD (>95%) through combination of nanofiltration, 2-stage RO, silica precipitation and MVR, (2025), ChemEngineering, 9(4), 70.  https://doi.org/10.3390/chemengineering9040070 (IF=3.4, Q2)
25. Ruck E.B., Rainer N., Nativ P., Yashas S.R., Tulu H.D., Gendel Y. Hydrogen-Oxygen Driven Electrocatalytic Decomplexation of Copper-Organic Chelates for Selective Copper Recovery from Water and Soil, (2025), Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 120170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.120170 (IF=7.2, Q1)
26. Nativ P.*,Z. Williams G., Vengosh A. Discrepancies Between pH and Corrosive Indexes of Hypersaline Effluents, (2026), ES&T Letters, 13, 170-176,  https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c01196 (IF=11.3, Q1)
27. Dagan-Jaldety C., Nativ P.*, Aviezer Y., Lahav O. Sustainable RbCl(s) recovery from industrial H₃PO₄-production raffinate, (2026), Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 14(1), https://doi.org.10.1016/j.jece.2025.120622 (IF=7.2, Q1)
28. Birnhack L., Nativ P.*, Lahav O., Magnesium Enrichment of Desalinated Water: Technologies, Mechanisms, and Practical Considerations – A Critical Review, (2026), Water Research, 295,125588, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2026.125588 (IF=12.4, Q1)
29. Nativ P.*,Z. Williams G., Vengosh A., A Simple, Field-Compatible Method for Accurate pH Measurement in Hypersaline Brines, (2026), Applied Geochemistry, 206, 106890, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeochem.2026.106890 (IF=3.4, Q1)