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John Odhiambo Otieno

Publications (2)

Agricultural Residues as an Alternative Source of Fibre for the Production of Paper in Kenya-A Review

John Odhiambo Otieno, Treezer Nelly Okumu, Morelly Adalla, Fredrick Ogutu & Boniface Oure · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2021

The pulp and paper industry is primarily dependent on fibrous wood for pulp and paper production. However, this over-dependence on fibrous wood poses serious environmental challenges such as the diminishing of the fibrous wood stocks, deforestation, emission of greenhouse gases,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2021/v10i119084

A Review of Potential of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Bioethanol Production in Kenya

John Odhiambo Otieno & Fredrick Onyango Ogutu · Asian Journal of Chemical Sciences · 2020

Lignocellulosic biomass is the earth’s most abundant and renewable resource, and, lignin is its strongest component. The lignocellulosic biomass has a potential to produce bioethanol for both domestic and industrial use. The presence of lignin in the biomass, however, hinders the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajocs/2020/v8i219039