Rui Krause
Professor
Chemistry
Rhodes University
South Africa
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 Interest
Drug Delivery Systems, Stimuli-Responsive Systems (SRS), Medicinal Natural Products, Nanomaterials for Water Treatment
Publications
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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.
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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.
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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.
