Faculty of Science, Engineering and Agriculture
Teunis van Ree
Adjunct Professor · Department of Chemistry
Academic Profile
Teunis van Ree
Department of Chemistry
Teunis van Ree
Adjunct Professor
Highest qualificationDSc Chemistry (University of Pretoria)
SpecialisationOrganic Synthesis, Medicinal Chemistry and Battery Chemistry
Research Interests
Synthesis methodology, traditional medicinal plant chemistry, medicinal chemistry, lithium-ion battery electrolyte additives, and electrode materials for lithium- and sodium-ion batteries.
Current & Recent Projects
- Synthesis of substituted 2-pyridones as potential antimalarial drugs.
- Synthesis of naphthalene-, biphenyl-, boronate- and phosphonate-based electrolyte additives.
- Synthesis of lithium- and sodium-sulfur battery catalyst materials.
- Accepting postgraduate students in these research areas during 2027.
Teaching Areas
- Organic Chemistry (Postgraduate supervision and research)
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Battery Chemistry and Energy Materials
Professional Profiles
- ORCID: 0000-0002-0126-6797
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=mfMWOGQAAAAJ&hl=en
- Scopus Author ID: 55910421000
Membership & Supervision
- SACI Lifetime Member
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Venda
- Private Bag X5050
- Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa
- Email: Teuns.VanRee@univen.ac.za
Recent Articles
- Peng Y., Xiong X., Fan W., Gao W., Cheng X., He J., Fu L., van Ree T., Wang T., Wu Y. Strategies to regulate the interface between Li metal anode and all-solid-state electrolyte. Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2024, 8, 1421–1450.
- Tlhapi D., Ramaite I.D.I., Anokwuru C., van Ree T. Molecular Networking-based Metabolome, In Vitro Anti-diabetic, Anti-inflammatory and Cytotoxic Effects of Breonadia salicina. Metabolites, 2024, 14, 291.
- Qiao Q., Xiong X.-S., Dong H., Fu L., Ren X.-M., van Ree T., Wu Y.-P. Confined Polyethylene Glycol Anchored in Kaolinite as High Ionic Conductivity Solid-State Electrolyte for Lithium Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16(41), 55276–55283.
- Mamba L., Palaniyandy N., Mamba G., Mathe M.K., Titirici M., van Ree T. Advances in Hard Carbon Anodes for Sodium-ion Batteries: Understanding Defect-Pore Interactions and Interphase Evolution. Applied Energy, 2026, 411, 127624.
- Zhu Y., Liu T., Ying Y., van Ree T., Yu X.-Y., Huang H., Fan K. Single-Atom Decorated Ti₂BS₂ MBene as a Bifunctional Catalyst for Regulating Polysulfide Shuttling and Li₂S Redox Kinetics in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2026.