Alexander Sperlich

1.8k total citations
35 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Alexander Sperlich is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Sperlich has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Pollution, 22 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 11 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Alexander Sperlich's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (21 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (19 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (5 papers). Alexander Sperlich is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (21 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (19 papers) and Membrane Separation Technologies (5 papers). Alexander Sperlich collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Alexander Sperlich's co-authors include Martin Jekel, Johannes Altmann, Frederik Zietzschmann, Aki Sebastian Ruhl, Felix Meinel, Eckhard Worch, M. Jekel, Regina Gnirß, Gary Amy and Martin Jekel and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Water Research and Chemical Engineering Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Sperlich

34 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Sperlich Germany 21 728 722 590 341 186 35 1.4k
Agostina Chiavola Italy 22 538 0.7× 751 1.0× 351 0.6× 320 0.9× 235 1.3× 69 1.5k
Frederik Zietzschmann Germany 21 859 1.2× 838 1.2× 706 1.2× 337 1.0× 134 0.7× 35 1.6k
Johannes Pinnekamp Germany 22 610 0.8× 659 0.9× 334 0.6× 424 1.2× 120 0.6× 81 1.4k
Julien Reungoat Australia 13 688 0.9× 1.2k 1.7× 1.1k 1.9× 416 1.2× 303 1.6× 20 2.0k
Saskia Gisela Zimmermann Switzerland 5 840 1.2× 825 1.1× 679 1.2× 309 0.9× 148 0.8× 7 1.4k
Mingu Kim Canada 19 328 0.5× 940 1.3× 499 0.8× 355 1.0× 157 0.8× 43 1.4k
Romain Mailler France 14 649 0.9× 742 1.0× 406 0.7× 301 0.9× 110 0.6× 31 1.3k
Christian Abegglen Switzerland 10 665 0.9× 856 1.2× 593 1.0× 337 1.0× 86 0.5× 17 1.3k
Yaal Lester Israel 18 602 0.8× 512 0.7× 357 0.6× 218 0.6× 100 0.5× 31 1.4k
Adèle Bressy France 14 431 0.6× 636 0.9× 389 0.7× 196 0.6× 114 0.6× 26 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Sperlich

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Sperlich

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All Works

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Sperlich, Alexander, et al.. (2025). Comparing activated carbons, ion exchange resins and alternative adsorbents for the removal of perfluoroalkyl and other persistent and mobile substances. Chemical Engineering Journal. 516. 164070–164070. 1 indexed citations
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Sperlich, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Application of a carbon dioxide regenerated ion-exchange process for removing sulphate from drinking water: a simple approach to estimate process performance. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 9(3). 973–981. 1 indexed citations
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Steuer, Andrea E., Kenneth Wasmund, Bela Hausmann, et al.. (2022). Microbial communities and processes in biofilters for post-treatment of ozonated wastewater treatment plant effluent. The Science of The Total Environment. 856(Pt 2). 159265–159265. 20 indexed citations
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Sperlich, Alexander, et al.. (2020). Differentiating between adsorption and biodegradation mechanisms while removing trace organic chemicals (TOrCs) in biological activated carbon (BAC) filters. The Science of The Total Environment. 743. 140567–140567. 19 indexed citations
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Greskowiak, Janek, Victoria Burke, Julia Krause, et al.. (2020). A model-based analysis of the reactive transport behaviour of 37 trace organic compounds during field-scale bank filtration. Water Research. 173. 115523–115523. 24 indexed citations
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Jekel, Martin, Johannes Altmann, Aki Sebastian Ruhl, et al.. (2016). Integration der Spurenstoffentfernung in Technologieansätze der 4. Reinigungsstufe bei Klärwerken. DepositOnce. 3 indexed citations
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Meinel, Felix, Frederik Zietzschmann, Aki Sebastian Ruhl, Alexander Sperlich, & M. Jekel. (2016). The benefits of powdered activated carbon recirculation for micropollutant removal in advanced wastewater treatment. Water Research. 91. 97–103. 52 indexed citations
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Altmann, Johannes, Alexander Sperlich, & Martin Jekel. (2015). Integrating organic micropollutant removal into tertiary filtration: Combining PAC adsorption with advanced phosphorus removal. Water Research. 84. 58–65. 65 indexed citations
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Altmann, Johannes, et al.. (2015). Impacts of coagulation on the adsorption of organic micropollutants onto powdered activated carbon in treated domestic wastewater. Chemosphere. 125. 198–204. 81 indexed citations
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Zietzschmann, Frederik, Johannes Altmann, Aki Sebastian Ruhl, et al.. (2014). Estimating organic micro-pollutant removal potential of activated carbons using UV absorption and carbon characteristics. Water Research. 56. 48–55. 100 indexed citations
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Zietzschmann, Frederik, Eckhard Worch, Johannes Altmann, et al.. (2014). Impact of EfOM size on competition in activated carbon adsorption of organic micro-pollutants from treated wastewater. Water Research. 65. 297–306. 118 indexed citations
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Altmann, Johannes, et al.. (2014). Removal of micropollutants from treated domestic wastewater by addition of powdered activated carbon to rapid filtration. Water Practice & Technology. 9(3). 344–352. 6 indexed citations
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Meinel, Felix, Aki Sebastian Ruhl, Alexander Sperlich, Frederik Zietzschmann, & M. Jekel. (2014). Pilot-Scale Investigation of Micropollutant Removal with Granular and Powdered Activated Carbon. Water Air & Soil Pollution. 226(1). 66 indexed citations
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Sperlich, Alexander, Philipp Geyer, Regina Gnirß, & Matthias Barjenbruch. (2013). Combined removal of nutrients and suspended solids in a dual-media post-denitrification filter as additional process step of wastewater treatment plants. Water Practice & Technology. 8(2). 315–322. 1 indexed citations
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Sperlich, Alexander, et al.. (2008). Predicting anion breakthrough in granular ferric hydroxide (GFH) adsorption filters. Water Research. 42(8-9). 2073–2082. 81 indexed citations
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Ernst, Mathias, Alexander Sperlich, Xing Zheng, et al.. (2006). An integrated wastewater treatment and reuse concept for the Olympic Park 2008, Beijing. Desalination. 202(1-3). 293–301. 40 indexed citations
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Sperlich, Alexander, et al.. (2005). Breakthrough behavior of granular ferric hydroxide (GFH) fixed-bed adsorption filters: modeling and experimental approaches. Water Research. 39(6). 1190–1198. 130 indexed citations

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