Dr. Richard M. Musau

Lecturer, Department of Chemistry

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. J.M.Kahindo,C. Sumesh, R. Musau, J.O.Odalo, T. thoruwa (2018). Effect of Rhizoclonium grande saturated fatty Acid Ethyi Esters on Physicochemical and Fuel Properties of Jatropha Curcas Biofuel 2018 Chemical Science Journal 23(1) 1-9
  2. M.O.Omolo, B.Njiru, I.O.Ndiege, R.M.Musau and A.Hassanali (2013) “Differential Attractiveness of Human Foot Odours to Anopheles gambie Giles sensu strict (Diptera: Culicidae) and Variation in their Chemical Composition” Acta Tropica 128, 144-148.
  3. S.K.Tumbo, P.K.Tarus, W.Njue, R.M.Musau and S.Swaleh (2013) “ Two Pterocarpans and an Ester of Ferulic acid from Erythrina Melanacantha Harms ” J. Kenya Chem. Soc. 7(1) 11-17.
  4. F. Billo, R.M. Musau and A. Whiting (2006) “ Approaches to Polymetallated Calixarene Derivatives ”, ARKIVOC 199-210.
  5. W. Njue, M.M. Njuguna and R.M. Musau (1999) "Determination of Aflatoxins in Alcohol Beverages and their Raw Materials using Thin Layer Chromatography" Int. J. BioChemPhys. 8 (1 & 2) 39-43.
  6. W. Njue, M.M. Njuguna and R.M. Musau (1999) "Determination of Volatile Impurities in Alcohol Beverages Using Gas-Liquid Chromatography", Int. J. BioChemPhys. 8 (1 & 2) 44-47.
  7. R.M. Musau (1994) “ The Synthesis of Furan – Based Macrocycles ”, (Ph.D Thesis).
  8. R.M. Musau and A. Whiting (1994) "Synthesis of Calixfuran macrocycles and Evidence for Gas-Phase Ammonium Ion complexation" J. Chem. SOC. Perkin Trans. 1, 2881-2888.
  9. R.M. Musau and A. Whiting (1993) "The Synthesis of Furan-derived Calixarenes" J. Chem. Soc. Chemical Communications 1029-1031.
  10. R.M. Musau and R.M. Munavu (1990) "The Conversion of 2-Furaldehyde into Some Potentially Useful Bifunctional Derivatives ". Biomass, 23, 275-287.
  11. R.M. Musau (1988) “Preparation of Bifunctional Derivatives of 2 – Furaldehyde and 5 – Hydroxymethly – 2 – Furaldehyde (HMF)”, (M.Sc. Thesis).
  12. R.M. Musau and R.M. Munavu (1987) "The Preparation of 5-Hydroxymethyl-2-Furaldehyde (HMF) from D-Fructose in the Presence of DMSO". Biomass, 13, 67-74.