Albert van der Wal

9.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
63 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Albert van der Wal is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert van der Wal has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Water Science and Technology, 31 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 23 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Albert van der Wal's work include Membrane Separation Technologies (31 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (27 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (14 papers). Albert van der Wal is often cited by papers focused on Membrane Separation Technologies (31 papers), Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques (27 papers) and Water Treatment and Disinfection (14 papers). Albert van der Wal collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Sweden and Poland. Albert van der Wal's co-authors include P. M. Biesheuvel, Ruifeng Zhao, S. Porada, Volker Presser, Jouke E. Dykstra, Piotr Długołęcki, Willem Norde, H.H.M. Rijnaarts, Marek Bryjak and H. Brüning and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, Environmental Science & Technology and Energy & Environmental Science.

In The Last Decade

Albert van der Wal

61 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Review on the science and technology of water desalination by capacitive deionization

2013 1.8k citations S. Porada, Albert van der Wal et al. profile →
Membrane capacitive deionization

2009 494 citations P. M. Biesheuvel, Albert van der Wal Journal of Membrane Science profile →
Energy consumption and constant current operation in membrane capacitive deionization

2012 451 citations P. M. Biesheuvel, Albert van der Wal et al. profile →
Theory of membrane capacitive deionization including the effect of the electrode pore space

2011 400 citations P. M. Biesheuvel, S. Porada et al. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science profile →
Water Desalination Using Capacitive Deionization with Microporous Carbon Electrodes

2012 384 citations S. Porada, Albert van der Wal et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Albert van der Wal Netherlands	37	6.4k	5.3k	4.3k	752	399	63	7.8k
Yoram Oren Israel	32	2.6k 0.4×	2.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.3×	275 0.4×	60 0.2×	87	3.9k
Hongjun Lin China	42	2.3k 0.4×	3.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.4×	406 0.5×	25 0.1×	101	6.3k
Xianshe Feng Canada	52	3.2k 0.5×	4.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.4×	136 0.2×	86 0.2×	156	7.6k
David Jassby United States	44	2.8k 0.4×	3.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.3×	190 0.3×	16 0.0×	119	5.7k
John Pellegrino United States	32	2.4k 0.4×	2.3k 0.4×	1.2k 0.3×	170 0.2×	25 0.1×	88	4.3k
Tiezheng Tong United States	37	3.0k 0.5×	4.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.3×	59 0.1×	47 0.1×	86	6.4k
Myo Tay Zar Myint Oman	35	1.5k 0.2×	668 0.1×	920 0.2×	403 0.5×	65 0.2×	121	3.2k
Chanhee Boo United States	36	3.8k 0.6×	5.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.4×	42 0.1×	43 0.1×	49	6.0k
Falk Harnisch Germany	51	2.0k 0.3×	440 0.1×	5.1k 1.2×	2.6k 3.4×	21 0.1×	196	9.5k
Young‐Nam Kwon South Korea	40	4.0k 0.6×	4.8k 0.9×	2.0k 0.5×	232 0.3×	12 0.0×	126	6.7k

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Porada, S., et al.. (2024). Mitigation of mineral scaling in membrane capacitive deionization – Understanding the role of pH changes and carbonates. Journal of Water Process Engineering. 60. 105094–105094. 4 indexed citations

Wal, Albert van der, et al.. (2024). Kinetic and isotherm study for the adsorption of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on activated carbon in the low ng/L range. Chemosphere. 370. 143889–143889. 8 indexed citations

Ryzhkov, Ilya I., et al.. (2024). Micropollutant removal via nanofiltration: The effect of salt concentration — Theory and experimental validation. Journal of Membrane Science. 713. 123347–123347. 2 indexed citations

Schurer, R., et al.. (2023). Advanced drinking water production by 1 kDa hollow fiber nanofiltration – Biological activated carbon filtration (HFNF – BACF) enhances biological stability and reduces micropollutant levels compared with conventional surface water treatment. Chemosphere. 321. 138049–138049. 9 indexed citations

Wang, Jinsong, et al.. (2023). The abiotic removal of organic micropollutants with iron and manganese oxides in rapid sand filters for groundwater treatment. Water Research. 241. 120146–120146. 9 indexed citations

Hofs, B., et al.. (2022). Carbon footprint of drinking water over treatment plant life span (2025–2075) is probably dominated by construction phase. Cleaner Environmental Systems. 5. 100079–100079. 9 indexed citations

Dykstra, Jouke E., et al.. (2022). Bioaugmentation of Biological Activated Carbon Filters for Enhanced Micropollutant Removal. ACS ES&T Water. 2(12). 2359–2366. 6 indexed citations

Wal, Albert van der, et al.. (2021). Melamine degradation to bioregenerate granular activated carbon. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 414. 125503–125503. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Jinsong, Chen Zhang, David De Ridder, et al.. (2021). Unravelling the contribution of nitrifying and methanotrophic bacteria to micropollutant co-metabolism in rapid sand filters. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 424(Pt D). 127760–127760. 26 indexed citations

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Schurer, R., W.A.M. Hijnen, & Albert van der Wal. (2021). The significance of the biomass subfraction of high-MW organic carbon for the microbial growth and maintenance potential of disinfectant-free drinking water produced from surface water. Water Research. 209. 117898–117898. 12 indexed citations

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Blokland, Marco, et al.. (2020). Biodegradation and adsorption of micropollutants by biological activated carbon from a drinking water production plant. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 388. 122028–122028. 101 indexed citations

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Arslan, Ahmad, et al.. (2020). Mobility and redox transformation of arsenic during treatment of artificially recharged groundwater for drinking water production. Water Research. 178. 115826–115826. 36 indexed citations

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Dykstra, Jouke E., et al.. (2019). Selective adsorption of nitrate over chloride in microporous carbons. Water Research. 164. 114885–114885. 64 indexed citations

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Dykstra, Jouke E., et al.. (2019). Diffusion of hydrophilic organic micropollutants in granular activated carbon with different pore sizes. Water Research. 162. 518–527. 103 indexed citations

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Arslan, Ahmad, Albert van der Wal, Prosun Bhattacharya, & Case M. van Genuchten. (2019). Characteristics of Fe and Mn bearing precipitates generated by Fe(II) and Mn(II) co-oxidation with O2, MnO4 and HOCl in the presence of groundwater ions. Water Research. 161. 505–516. 54 indexed citations

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Schurer, R., Jan C. Schippers, Maria D. Kennedy, et al.. (2019). Enhancing biological stability of disinfectant-free drinking water by reducing high molecular weight organic compounds with ultrafiltration posttreatment. Water Research. 164. 114927–114927. 31 indexed citations

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Dykstra, Jouke E., S. Porada, Albert van der Wal, & P. M. Biesheuvel. (2018). Energy consumption in capacitive deionization – Constant current versus constant voltage operation. Water Research. 143. 367–375. 97 indexed citations

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Hijnen, W.A.M., R. Schurer, Henk A. M. Ketelaars, et al.. (2017). Slowly biodegradable organic compounds impact the biostability of non-chlorinated drinking water produced from surface water. Water Research. 129. 240–251. 45 indexed citations

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Dykstra, Jouke E., Karel J. Keesman, P. M. Biesheuvel, & Albert van der Wal. (2017). Theory of pH changes in water desalination by capacitive deionization. Water Research. 119. 178–186. 168 indexed citations

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Soestbergen, M. van, et al.. (2012). Time-dependent ion selectivity in capacitive charging of porous electrodes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 384(1). 38–44. 230 indexed citations

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