Rui Krause

Professor
Chemistry
Rhodes University
South Africa

Professor Chemistry
Biography

"Professor of Organic and Nanomaterials Chemistry and Head of Department As a relatively new staff member in the department I currently teach Organic Chemistry and some Nanomaterials Science. My interests are an eclectic mix of Medicinal Chemistry, Organic and Nanomaterials, and through these interests I undertake research in Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Delivery and the application of Nanomaterials. I have worked at Wits University, the Technikon Witwatersrand, and the University of Johannesburg, and since 2012 I have been at Rhodes."

Research Intrest

Drug Delivery Systems, Stimuli-Responsive Systems (SRS), Medicinal Natural Products, Nanomaterials for Water Treatment

List of Publications
Salipira KL, Mamba BB, Krause RW, Malefetse TJ, Durbach SH (2007) Carbon nanotubes and cyclodextrin polymers for removing organic pollutants from water. Environmental Chem Lett 5: 13-17.
Kuvarega AT, Krause RW, Mamba BB (2011) Nitrogen/palladium-codoped TiO2 for efficient visible light photocatalytic dye degradation. J Phys Chem C 115: 22110-22120.
Michael JP, De Koning CB, Gravestock D, Hosken GD, Howard AS, et al. (1999) Enaminones: versatile intermediates for natural product synthesis. Pure Appl Chem 71: 979-988.

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