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Josphat Igadwa Mwasiagi

77 Publications32 Research Themes35 Open Access
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Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work focuses on a comprehensive exploration of several key areas in physical and life sciences, including the development of advanced textiles, photocatalytic processes, biopolymer composites, additive manufacturing technologies, environmental sustainability, and agricultural applications. Their research spans themes such as textile material evaluations, energy efficiency, biochemical processes, nanotechnology applications, and sustainable practices, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to advancing materials and energy solutions.

Key Research Themes (32)
Physical Sciences

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies

Physical Sciences

Advanced Battery Technologies Research

Physical Sciences

Advanced Cellulose Research Studies

Physical Sciences

Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Physical Sciences

Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization

Life Sciences

Agriculture and Rural Development Research

Physical Sciences

Assembly Line Balancing Optimization

Physical Sciences

Biofuel production and bioconversion

Social Sciences

Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

Physical Sciences

Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers

Physical Sciences

Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Social Sciences

Environmental Sustainability in Business

Life Sciences

Enzyme-mediated dye degradation

Life Sciences

Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Physical Sciences

Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications

Life Sciences

Hibiscus Plant Research Studies

Social Sciences

HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses

Life Sciences

Human-Animal Interaction Studies

Physical Sciences

Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection

Physical Sciences

Membrane Separation Technologies

Physical Sciences

Municipal Solid Waste Management

Physical Sciences

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

Physical Sciences

Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites

Physical Sciences

Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry

Life Sciences

Research in Cotton Cultivation

Physical Sciences

Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry

Physical Sciences

Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Life Sciences

Silkworms and Sericulture Research

Physical Sciences

Textile materials and evaluations

Physical Sciences

Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes

Physical Sciences

TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

Physical Sciences

Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis

Publications (77)

Solar photocatalytic treatment of raw water from Kesses Dam using TiO2-ZnO co-doped photocatalytic membranes

2025DOI: 10.1007/s11356-025-37145-1

Characterization and Performance Evaluation of Cotton Fabrics Functionalized via In Situ Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Solanum tuberosum Peel Extract

Open Access
2025Nanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsDOI: 10.3390/polym17192598

Dual application of TiO2- ZnO solar photocatalytic membranes in the degradation of oxy-tetracycline and inactivation of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli

Open Access
2025TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsDOI: 10.1016/j.dwt.2025.101464

Optimization of novel polyester membranes coated with TiO2 - a-Fe2O3 for photodegradation of oxytetracycline

Open Access
2025Advanced Photocatalysis TechniquesDOI: 10.1016/j.nwnano.2025.100139

Synergistic and antagonistic interactions in the co-pyrolysis of macadamia nutshells and coffee husks: Thermogravimetric, kinetic, and thermodynamic insights

2025Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesDOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102207

Experimental Study on Physio-Chemical Characteristics of Stinging Nettle Fiber Toward Compatibility for Polymer Composites Used in Wind Turbine Blade Application

Open Access
2025Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesDOI: 10.1080/15440478.2025.2519612

Enhanced solar photodegradation of reactive blue dye using synthesized codoped ZnO and TiO2

Open Access
2025TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsDOI: 10.1007/s44371-025-00104-3

Evaluation of Antioxidant, Antibacterial and Fastness Properties of Erythrina abyssinica Extracts on Cotton Fabric Using Biomordants

Open Access
2025Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersDOI: 10.14502/tekstilec.68.2024093

Machine Learning for Predictive Modeling of Co-gasification: A Step Toward Industry 4.0 in Biomass Waste Valorization

2025DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-91802-5_5

Characterization and Disinfection Performance of α-Fe2O3-TiO2 Based Polyester Membranes for Water Treatment

Open Access
2024Membrane Separation TechnologiesDOI: 10.37256/ujgc.2220245851

Comprehensive thermal properties, kinetic, and thermodynamic analyses of biomass wastes pyrolysis via TGA and Coats-Redfern methodologies

Open Access
2024Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesDOI: 10.1016/j.ecmx.2024.100723

Comparative Analysis of Coir Fibers from Mature and Immature Coconut Husk Waste from Kenyan Coastal Region

Open Access
2024Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesDOI: 10.1080/15440478.2024.2390078

Effect of TiO2/Fe2O3 nanopowder synthesis method on visible light photocatalytic degradation of reactive blue dye

Open Access
2024TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsDOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29648

Optimizing Waste for Energy: Exploring Municipal Solid Waste Variations on Torrefaction and Biochar Production

Open Access
2024Municipal Solid Waste ManagementDOI: 10.1155/2024/4311062

Exploring Insights in Biomass and Waste Gasification via Ensemble Machine Learning Models and Interpretability Techniques

Open Access
2024Thermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesDOI: 10.1155/2024/6087208

Effect of electrolyte additives derived from natural plant extracts - Hibiscus Sabdariffa & Bidens Pilosa, on electrochemical performance of a lead-acid battery

Open Access
2023Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchDOI: 10.1016/j.clet.2023.100705

Evaluation of solanum tuberosum potato peel waste for use as an eco-friendly antibacterial finish for cotton fabrics

2023Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityDOI: 10.1108/rjta-05-2023-0052

The study and optimization of the hygroscopic properties of selected natural products with an aim of designing a sanitary pad suitable for low- and middle-income population

Open Access
2023Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesDOI: 10.1080/23311916.2023.2196812

Cleaner Production of Bioactive and Coloured Cotton Fabric Using Euclea Divinorum Dye Extract with Bio-Mordants

Open Access
2023Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersDOI: 10.14502/tekstilec.65.2022072

Eco-innovation: A Case Study of the Kenyan Textile and Apparel Industry

2023Environmental Sustainability in BusinessDOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-49479-6_2

Cooperation in Reserve of Protective Textiles in Emergency Conditions between China and African Countries

Open Access
2022HIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2148401/v1

Mechanical properties of particleboard made from leather shavings and waste papers

Open Access
2022Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesDOI: 10.1080/23311916.2022.2076350

Removal of direct dyes by coagulation: Adaptability and mechanism related to the molecular structure

2022Enzyme-mediated dye degradationDOI: 10.1007/s11814-021-1056-1

Industrial engineering and operation management in the ready-made garments industry

Open Access
2022Assembly Line Balancing OptimizationDOI: 10.1201/9781003221968-10

List of contributors

2021DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822291-1.00018-x

Advanced biopolymer-based green composites: their processing and damage mechanism

2021Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesDOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-822291-1.00013-0

Eco-Friendly Dyeing of Pretreated Cotton Fabric Using a Natural Dye Extract from <i>Erythrina abyssinica</i>

2021Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersDOI: 10.1080/15440478.2021.1964125

Dyeing of cotton fabric with Euclea divinorum extract using response surface optimization method

2021Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersDOI: 10.1108/rjta-10-2020-0115

Growing and Uses of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (Roselle): A Literature Survey

2021Hibiscus Plant Research StudiesDOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-85213-5.00014-7

List of Contributors

2021DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-85213-5.01002-7

Simulation metamodeling approach to complex design of garment assembly lines

Open Access
2020Assembly Line Balancing OptimizationDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0239410

A complex garment assembly line balancing using simulation‐based optimization

Open Access
2020Assembly Line Balancing OptimizationDOI: 10.1002/eng2.12258

Author response for "A complex garment assembly line balancing using simulation‐based optimization"

2020Assembly Line Balancing OptimizationDOI: 10.1002/eng2.12258/v3/response1

Influence of gin trash bacteria broth treatment on cotton fibres

2020Advanced Cellulose Research StudiesDOI: 10.1108/rjta-10-2019-0051

Author response for "A complex garment assembly line balancing using simulation‐based optimization"

2020Assembly Line Balancing OptimizationDOI: 10.1002/eng2.12258/v2/response1

Simulation Metamodeling Approach to Complex Design of Garment Assembly Lines

Open Access
2020Assembly Line Balancing OptimizationDOI: 10.20944/preprints202005.0048.v1

Improvement of garment assembly line efficiency using line balancing technique

Open Access
2020Assembly Line Balancing OptimizationDOI: 10.1002/eng2.12157

The use of statistical techniques to study the machine parameters affecting the properties of 3D printed cotton/polylactic acid fabrics

Open Access
2020Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesDOI: 10.1177/1558925020928531

Industrial engineering and operation management in ready-made garment industry ICPTRE 2020 Conference

2020Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection

Use of regression to study the effect of fabric parameters on the adhesion of 3D printed PLA polymer onto woven fabrics

Open Access
2019Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesDOI: 10.1186/s40691-019-0180-6

An investigation of the concentration and performance of locally produced cotton desizing enzyme

2019Biofuel production and bioconversion

A study of the Quality of Kenyan Cotton rotor Spun Yarn

2019Textile materials and evaluations

Consumer Attitude and Involvement Towards Pet Clothes: A comparative Study of Chinese and Non-Chinese

2019Human-Animal Interaction Studies

UV/NIR-Light-Triggered Rapid and Reversible Color Switching for Rewritable Smart Fabrics

2019Photochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryDOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b22443

Electrospun cellulose acetate and poly(vinyl chloride) nanofiber mats containing silver nanoparticles for antifungi packaging

Open Access
2019Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsDOI: 10.1007/s42452-019-0271-4

Influence of Spinning Parameters on thin and thick Places of rotor spun yarns

Open Access
2018Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.22399/ijcesen.298389

Use of regression models to study the factors affecting the tensile and compressive properties of banana bio-composites

2018Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesDOI: 10.1080/15440478.2018.1448320

Use of Statistical Techniques to Characterize Bio-Composites Made from Sisal Fibres and Bio-Resin from Banana Peel

Open Access
2018Natural Fiber Reinforced CompositesDOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0011.7308

Clustering and Classification of Cotton Lint Using Principle Component Analysis, Agglomerative Hierarchical Clustering, and K-Means Clustering

2017Research in Cotton CultivationDOI: 10.1080/15440478.2017.1340220

The Effect of Count, Twist, Opening Roller Speed and Rotor Speed on Yarn Tensile Properties of Rotor Spun Yarns

Open Access
2017Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.30931/jetas.298373

Thermal Analysis of Polyamide-66/POSS nanocomposite fiber

2017Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry

The Prediction of Yarn Elongation of Kenyan Ring-Spun Yarn using Extreme Learning Machines (ELM)

Open Access
2017Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.14502/tekstilec2017.60.65-72

The use of extreme learning machines (ELM) algorithms to prediction strength for cotton ring spun yarn

Open Access
2016Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.1186/s40691-016-0075-8

The study of the factors affecting density of locally made bio-resin from raw banana peels

2016Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites

Preliminary Study regarding the Effects of Different Soil Treatments on the Strength of Canvas Material during the Soil Burial Test

Open Access
2015Cultural Heritage Materials AnalysisDOI: 10.14502/tekstilec2015.58.262-267

Optimisation of cotton wax removal using bacteria isolate from gin trash

2015Dyeing and Modifying Textile FibersDOI: 10.1080/00405000.2014.1000014

A S tudy of the Factors Affecting the Bursting Strength of Bicomponent Hydroentangled Non - woven Fabrics

2015Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.12783/tlist.2015.0401.04

Isolation and characterisation of bacteria isolate from gin trash and its use in cotton wax degradation

2015Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers

Investigation of Moisture Transportation Properties of Knitted Fabrics Made from Viscose Vortex Spun Yarns

2014Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.1177/155892501400900318

Electrospinning cellulose acetate nanofibers and a study of their possible use in high-efficiency filtration

Open Access
2014Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical ApplicationsDOI: 10.1177/1528083714540696

Effect of solvent concentration on morphology of electrospun Bombyx mori silk

2014Silk-based biomaterials and applications

Characterization of the Kenyan Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (Roselle) Bast Fibre

2014Hibiscus Plant Research Studies

Characterization of Triumfetta Tomentosa B. a bast fiber growing wildly in Kenya

2014Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization

A study of the effect of solution degradation due to aging on the electrospun cellulose acetate nanofibers

2014Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

The Comfort Dimension; a Review of Perception in Clothing

2013Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.1111/joss.12070

The use of hybrid algorithms to improve the performance of yarn parameters prediction models

2012Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.1007/s12221-012-1201-x

Use of Regression Models to Study Silk Reeling

2012Silkworms and Sericulture ResearchDOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/jera.7.35

Study on the Influence of Fiber Properties on Yarn Imperfections in Ring Spun Yarns

Open Access
2012Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.3923/ajt.2012.32.43

Nanotechnology and carbon nanotubes; A review of potential in drug delivery

2012Graphene and Nanomaterials ApplicationsDOI: 10.1007/s13233-012-0134-y

Production and Characterization of Kenyan Sisal

Open Access
2012Agriculture and Rural Development ResearchDOI: 10.3923/ajt.2012.17.25

Modelling the influence of cotton fibre properties on ring spun yarn strength using Monte Carlo techniques

2012Textile materials and evaluations

Dyeing of male silk fibers with reactive dyes

2011Silk-based biomaterials and applicationsDOI: 10.1080/00405000.2010.544452

Self Organizing Maps - Applications and Novel Algorithm Design

2011Water Quality Monitoring and AnalysisDOI: 10.5772/566

The use of k-means and artificial neural network to classify cotton lint

2009Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.1007/s12221-009-0379-z

Prediction of cotton yield in Kenya

Open Access
2008Research in Cotton Cultivation

Performance of neural network algorithms during the prediction of yarn breaking elongation

2008Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.1007/s12221-008-0013-5

Use of input selection techniques to improve the performance of an artificial neural network during the prediction of yarn quality properties

2007Textile materials and evaluationsDOI: 10.1002/app.27586
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DepartmentDepartment of Industrial Art
Total Publications77
Research Themes32
Open Access Papers35

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