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Caracterisation Lithostratigraphique et Sedimentologique des DepĂŽts des Sondages de Fresco et de Grand-Lahou (Sud-Ouest de la CĂŽte dâIvoire) : Essai de Correlation et Paleoenvironnements
The material studied in this work comes from excavations of five hydraulic soundings in the localities of Fresco and Grand-Lahou located in the Southwest in the "onshore" part of the Ivorian sedimentary basin. These surveys are part of the national program for drinking water supply from aquifers. The lithological and sedimentological analyzes of the cuttings of these holes are carried out in order to identify the different lithological units crossed, to understand the sedimentary processes that have prevailed during the deposition of these sediments and to better characterize the paleoenvironments of deposit. The lithological study revealed mainly clay and sandy in the sedimentation. The granulometry of the sandy levels shows that they are medium to a very coarse sand, fairly well classified, with asymmetry towards the fine elements. Granulometric curves indicate a sigmoidal "S" shape showing a fluvial origin in a relatively medium to strong hydrodynamic deposition environment. The morphoscopy of the quartz grains indicates a dominance of blunted grains that are shiny compared to the rounded and unworn grains, indicating a transport in an aqueous medium far from the source. At Grand-Lahou, the high concentration of carbonate samples implies emplacement in a shallow marine environment and finer sedimentation under calm conditions. The Fresco sediments show a low carbonate content, indicating turbulent and unfavorable medium for limestone precipitation. Le matĂ©riel Ă©tudiĂ© dans ce travail est issu des dĂ©blais de cinq sondages hydrauliques implantĂ©s dans les localitĂ©s de Fresco et de Grand-Lahou situĂ©es au Sud-Ouest dans la partie « onshore » du bassin sĂ©dimentaire ivoirien. Ces sondages sâinscrivent dans le cadre du programme national dâalimentation en eau potable Ă partir des nappes aquifĂšres. Les analyses lithologiques et sĂ©dimentologiques des dĂ©blais de ces sondages sont rĂ©alisĂ©es en vue dâidentifier les diffĂ©rentes unitĂ©s lithologiques traversĂ©es, de comprendre les processus sĂ©dimentaires ayant prĂ©valus lors du dĂ©pĂŽt de ces sĂ©diments et de mieux caractĂ©riser les palĂ©oenvironnements de dĂ©pĂŽt. LâĂ©tude lithologique a mis en Ă©vidence une sĂ©dimentation essentiellement argileuse et sableuse. La granulomĂ©trie des niveaux sableux montre quâil sâagit des sables moyens Ă trĂšs grossiers, assez bien Ă mal classĂ©s, avec une asymĂ©trie vers les Ă©lĂ©ments fins. Les courbes granulomĂ©triques indiquent une allure en forme sigmoĂŻde « S » traduisant une origine fluviatile dans un environnement de dĂ©pĂŽt Ă hydrodynamisme relativement moyen Ă fort. La morphoscopie des grains de quartz indique une dominance des grains Ă©moussĂ©s luisants par rapport aux rond-mats et non usĂ©s, indiquant un transport dans un milieu aqueux loin de la source pourvoyeuse. A Grand-Lahou, la forte concentration des Ă©chantillons en carbonates suppose une mise en place dans un milieu marin peu profond et une sĂ©dimentation plus fine dans des conditions calmes. Les sĂ©diments de Fresco montrent une teneur en carbonate faible, indiquant un milieu turbulent et dĂ©favorable Ă la prĂ©cipitation du calcaire
Investigation on the thermal stability of refined palm oil produced from membrane-based refining technique
The main objective of this work is to study the heat stability of refined palm oil produced from membrane-based refining process. Two novel routes of refining process have been proposed in which the first one was to integrate conventional refining process with ultrafiltration (UF) membrane technology while the second route was based on the integration between conventional refining process and UF membrane-solvent extraction process. The results revealed that the two novel refining routes showed improvement on free fatty acid (FFA) stability compared with the conventional technique throughout 5-day studied period. With respect to peroxide value (PV), it is found that only the first proposed route showed very similar increasing trend with the conventional refining process. In addition to this, it is also found that the two refining routes which were operated at 260oC showed slightly better colour stability in comparison to conventionally-produced oil