Name: Dr. Stephen Warui Kariuki
Title/Qualification: PhD (Chemistry)
Position: Part-Time Lecturer
Department: Physical Sciences
School:   Pure and Applied Sciences (SPAS)
Area of Specialization:  Analytical Chemistry
Contact Address: P.O. BOX 9-01000, Thika
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Short Biography

Part-Time lecturer in Chemistry at the University of Embu, Kenya. My PhD is in the area of Chemistry, University of Embu. My area of specialization is Analytical Chemistry. My research focus is materials science and engineering for formaldehyde emission mitigation. My other research interest is in mineralogy. My Master’s degree was in Analytical Chemistry, Kenyatta University. I empower researchers in chemistry research.

Research Interests

Materials Science and Engineering

Publications in Journals:

1. Kariuki, S. W., Wachira, J., Kawira, M., & Murithi, G. (2020). Crop residues used as lignocellulose materials for particleboards formulation. Heliyon, 6(9), e05025. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05025
2. Kariuki, S. W., Muthengia, J. W., Erastus, M. K., Leonard, G. M., & Marangu, J. M. (2020). Characterization of composite material from the copolymerized polyphenolic matrix with treated cassava peels starch. Heliyon, 6(7), e04574. doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04574
3. Kariuki, S. W., Wachira, J., Kawira, M., & Leonard, G. M. (2019). Characterization of Prototype Formulated Particleboards from Agroindustrial Lignocellulose Biomass Bonded with Chemically Modified Cassava Peel Starch. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2019, 1–15. doi:10.1155/2019/1615629
4. Kariuki, S. W., Wachira, J., Kawira, M., & Murithi, G. (2019). Formaldehyde Use and Alternative Biobased Binders for Particleboard Formulation: A Review. Journal of Chemistry, 2019, 1–12. doi:10.1155/2019/5256897
5. Murithi, G. Karanja, T., Muthengia, W. J., Kariuki S. W. (2016) Fixed Column Study for the Removal of Zinc (II) Ions from Waste Water by Bone Char Rice Husks Ash and Water Hyacinth Composite-Mixture. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) Volume 5 Issue 2 ISSN (Online): 2319-7064.
6. Warui S. Kariuki, Jackson W. Muthengia, Mutembei K. Peterson, Peter N. Waithaka (2015). Beneficiation of Iron in Thermal-Reduced Ilmenite by Magnetic Separation. International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) ISSN (Online): 2319-7064Index Copernicus Value (2013): 6.14 | Impact Factor (2013): 4.438

Presentation of Papers at Academic and Professional Conferences

• The Kenya Secondary Science and Engineering Fair Secretariat, Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Afrika
• Books/Book Chapters Published
  In progress