Coconut shells have been used as a precursor for the preparation of activated carbon by the chemical activation method. The full factorial design was applied to determine the optimum conditions for preparing the activated carbon. The factors studied were the carbonization temperature, the carbonization time and the concentration of the activating agent. Phosphoric acid was the activating agent, used for chemical activation. Planning of the experiments using the three-level full factorial design method resulted in eight trials with the iodine number as the answer to each trial. The various results obtained were analyzed using Nemrow software in order to highlight the influence of factors and their interaction. The results reveal that carbonization temperature, the carbonization time and the concentration exert a significant influence on the iodine number, when they are at their high level, respectively 600 ° C, 4h, 30% for the value of the iodine index of 445.44mg/g.

Adsorption of heavy metals on activated carbons is influenced by various factors that must be controlled. This study investigates the optimal conditions for removal lead on activated carbon using experimental designs. Thus influence of three parameters (pH, lead concentration and activated carbon) on adsorption rate was studied. Activated carbons was prepared from coconuts shells of Côte d’Ivoire by using chemical activation method. PH, lead concentration and coal nature are the factors taken into account in the two-level complete factorial plan used for optimization. Values of lead elimination rate are between 87 % and 96 % thus indicating the pertinence of the choice of the experimental domain. Moreover, two of the three factors; pH and lead concentration have a significant influence on the lead removal rate. Also, interactions between carbon type and lead concentration and those between pH and concentration have a significant influence on adsorption. Thus, the optimal adsorption conditions of 50 mL of lead at 150 mg / L of concentration are obtained with 0.3 g of activated carbon, at pH 6 and at a temperature of 25 ° C. Experimental designs therefore make it possible to optimize lead removal conditions from wastewater.

This study proposes to follow the temporal evolution of nitrate contents of groundwater and to map their spatial distribution. For this purpose, physicochemical analyzes and statistical treatments were carried out on 10 boreholes and 12 wells. The nitrate distribution map is obtained using the IDW (Inverse Distance Weitling) interpolation method. Nitrate levels in the Baya watershed range from 0.5 mgL-1 to 196.2 mgL-1. Well water is richer in nitrate than drilling water with an average grade of 28.77 and 13.51 mg.L-1, respectively. Only 12% of nitrate levels are above the WHO guideline (50 mg.L-1) for drinking water. These are the waters of P3 (79.5 mg.L-1), P5 (110.8 mg.L-1) and P8 (56 mg.L-1) and F1 wells (47.1 mg. L-1) F10 (109.6 mg.L-1). In terms of time, unlike the drilling water, the nitrate concentrations of the wells of the rainy season are generally higher (33.96 mg.L-1) than that of the dry period (23.59 mg. L-1). Excessive nitrate levels are observed in the localities of Agnibilekro, Koun-fao, Tanda and the outlet of the main stream of Baya. This increase in nitrate levels is related to the geological nature of the soil and the anthropogenic pressure in the region.

This study consisted in optimizing the adsorption capacity of activated carbon from the peanut shell for the removal of the yellow dye 11 (CJ 11) in solution. The active carbons are derived from the peanut shells of the subspecies hypogaea (Arachis hypogaea ssp.hypogaea) of the Virginia type derived from Mankono and subspecies fastigiata (Arachis hypogaea ssp. fastigiata) of the Spanish type from Kani. and Séguela. Peanut shells underwent pyrolysis preceded by chemical impregnation with orthophosphoric acid. The analysis of the results indicates that for the preparation of an optimal activated carbon from the Virginia sub-species hypogaea (Arachis hypogaea ssp. hypogaea) from Kani, an acid concentration of 30% are required and carbonization temperature at 600 ° C for 3 h. This active carbon, which has a predominantly acid surface (92.7% of the total surface area), has an ash content of 3.1%, a degree of activation of 24%, an iodine value of 955.04 mg / g and a surface area of 706.92 m2 / g. The adsorption tests reveal that the Spanish-derived fastigiata (Arachis hypogaea ssp. fastigiata) derived from kani adsorbs the yellow dye better than the other two. And this adsorption capacity increases with the optimal conditions of preparation.