Environmental degradation is human civilization’s adverse impact on the planet. Rising to the fore is a string of environmental problems that threaten man’s very existence and hence cannot be underestimated.  All the living systems whether on land or sea surrounding us are being ruthlessly exploited.  This senseless attack on the natural world rapidly hits at the very base of our living world and endangers its usefulness for future generations. The damage on the natural resources is irreversible yet needs to be addressed with urgency if only to contain and arrest their continuous degeneration in order to ensure their availability into the future. Environmental protection and sustainability are imperative educational goals anchored on the recognition of our important role in reversing the course of our failing environment.  Our capacity to destroy comes with our ability to restore.The academe as the source of all legitimate information and learning plays a critical role in the development of individuals into responsible citizens imbued with a heightened sense of environmental consciousness and ethics actualized by routine.  It can adequately provide opportunities to learn about the dynamics of nature and how to care for it and to conserve   finite natural resources.  In addition, the academe can institutionalize the adoption of sound techniques for the protection and conservation of ecological balance through ecological management techniques and building community capacity for leadership and participation. Environmental concern is a value that needs to be channeled into every individual within the academic fold.  

The catalytic properties of mono- and bimetallic catalysts based on zeolites of the ZSM-5 type, obtained by solid-phase modification methods with Mo, Cr, Ni, Zn and V nanopowders in the conversion of natural gas and methanol components to aromatic hydrocarbons, are studied. It was shown that the addition of a second modifier element to a 40% Mo/HZSM-5 monometallic catalyst leads to an increase in its activity and selectivity in the process of converting the components of natural gas and methanol to aromatic hydrocarbons. The maximum yield of benzene is observed on a bimetallic catalyst containing 1.0 wt. % Cr nanopowder and at 750⁰C it is 14, 4 wt. % with a selectivity of 80, 7%. On the yield of benzene, the catalysts are arranged in a row: Cr-Mo/HZSM-5˃Zn-Mo/HZSM-5˃Ni-Mo/HSZM-5.Determined that on the methanol convertion, an increase in the content of Cr, Ni, Zn and V nanopowders in the composition of catalyst 4.0% Mo/HZSM-5 to 4.0 wt. % leads to a noticeable decrease in the yield of ArH and an increase in selectivity for p-xylene. According to the selectivity of the formation of p-xylene, the catalysts are located in a row: V-Mo/HZSM-5˃Zn-Mo/HZSM-5˃Cr-Mo/HZSM-5˃Ni-Mo/HSZM-5 on a bimetallic catalyst containing 4.0wt. % of vanadium, the selectivity for p-xylene reaches 72, 5%.

Manganese soils in Côte d'Ivoire are mainly formed on volcano-sedimentary complexes. Knowledge of the limiting factors of these soils is therefore an important prerequisite for ensuring efficient agricultural production. The objective of this study is the morphopedological characterization for the rapid realization of inventories on the evaluation of agricultural potentialities of the lands. A soil survey on four zones was carried out. In manganese soils, heavy loads in coarse elements appear to be culturally constrained. The upper and lower slopes are reddish (2.5YR), while those on the lower slopes are yellowish (7.5YR). The observed texture is generally fine with generally well-developed and stable structures (subangular polyhedral structure). Observations made in the soil profiles of the watershed and the watershed indicate a diffuse distribution of clay and sand

: Les sols manganésifères en Côte d’Ivoire sont principalement formés sur les complexes volcano-sédimentaires. La connaissance des facteurs limitants de ces sols constitue donc un préalable important pour garantir une production agricole efficiente. L’objectif de cette étude est la caractérisation morphopédologique pour la réalisation rapide d’inventaires sur l’évaluation des potentialités agricoles des terres. Une prospection pédologique sur quatre zones a été effectuée. Dans les sols manganésifères, les fortes charges en éléments grossiers apparaissent comme des contraintes sur le plan cultural. Les sols de haut versant et de moyen versant sont de couleur rougeâtre (2,5YR), alors que ceux du bas versant sont de couleur jaunâtre (7,5YR). La texture observée est en générale fine avec des structures généralement bien développée et stable (Structure polyédrique subanguleuse). Les observations faites dans les profils de sol du moyen versant et du bas versant indiquent une répartition diffuse de l’argile et du sable.