Cette étude porte sur l’application de différents procédés d’oxydation avancée, POA (plasma d'air humide, électro-Fenton, photo-Fenton et oxydation anodique avec BDD) pour le traitement des colorants de textile. La particularité de ces procédés tient à la génération dans le milieu d’entités très réactives et très oxydantes, les radicaux hydroxyles •OH qui sont capables d’oxyder n’importe quelle molécule organique jusqu’au stade ultime d'oxydation, c'est-à-dire la minéralisation (transformation en CO2 et H2O). Le plasma d'air humide a été appliqué pour l'oxydation d'un colorant azoïque, l'OD 61. Différents catalyseurs (Fe2+, Fe3+ et TiO2) ont été ajoutés dans leurs conditions optimisées afin d'améliorer les performances du système Glidarc. La combinaison des deux catalyseurs: Fe2+ et TiO2 a permis de décolorer 91% de l'OD 61 au bout de 3 heures et d'atteindre un taux d'abattement du COT de l'ordre de 52% après 10 heures de traitement. La méthodologie de la recherche expérimentale a été appliquée dans ce mémoire afin d'étudier l'influence de: l'intensité du courant, la concentration du colorant et le temps d'électrolyse sur la vitesse de disparition de l'OD 61 et afin de déterminer les conditions optimales de sa minéralisation. Dans les conditions optimales obtenues ([colorant] = 0,53.10-3 mol.L-1, I = 250 mA), le procédé électro-Fenton (EF) permet d'atteindre des taux de minéralisation de l'ordre de 98% dans le cas de l'OD 61 et l'AO 7 et de 88% dans le cas de l'indigo carmine. L’identification des produits intermédiaires au cours de l’électrolyse a permis de proposer un mécanisme de minéralisation de l'AO7. Les constantes cinétiques apparentes et absolues ont été déterminées. La dégradation de l'indigo a été étudiée par oxydation anodique avec BDD (OA-BDD) et par procédé photo-Fenton (PF). Cette étude a montré que l'électrolyse de l'indigo suit une cinétique de pseudo premier ordre et que le taux d'abattement du COT était de l'ordre de 97% et 63% respectivement avec OA-BDD et PF. Une étude comparative pour l'oxydation de l'AO 7 a été menée par trois procédés d'oxydation avancée: PF, OA- BDD et EF-Pt et EF-BDD. Cette étude a montré que le procédé photo-Fenton permet d'atteindre des taux d'abattement supérieurs à 90% après seulement 2 heures de traitement. Toutefois, le PF s'est révélé le plus coûteux suite à l'utilisation de la lumière artificielle UV et l'ajout des réactifs. Par ailleurs, le traitement d'un effluent réel issu de l'industrie de textile par le procédé électro-Fenton avec une anode de platine a permis la minéralisation presque totale du rejet initial (94% du COT initial ont été éliminés) / This study concerns the application of various advanced oxidation processes, AOP (humid air plasma, electro-Fenton, photo-Fenton and anodic oxidation with BDD) to treatment of wastewater containing the persistent organic pollutants such as textile dyes. The characteristic of these processes is due to the generation of very reactive and very oxidizing species, hydroxyl radicals •OH which are able to oxidize any organic molecule until the ultimate oxidation stage, i.e. mineralization (transformation into CO2 and H2O). The humid air plasma was applied for DO 61degradation. Various catalysts (Fe2+, Fe3+ and TiO2) were added under their optimized conditions in order to improve the performances of Glidarc system. The combination of Fe2+and TiO2 lead to reach 91% of DO 61 degradation after 3 hours and 52% of TOC abatement after 10 H of treatment. The experimental design methodology was applied in this work in order to investigate the influence of experimental parameters (current intensity, dye concentration and electrolysis time) on the degradation rate of DO 61 dye and then for determining the optimal mineralization conditions. Under the optimal obtained conditions ([dye] = 0.53 10-3 mol.L-1, I = 250 mA), electro-Fenton process can lead to a complete mineralization of dyes: 98% of TOC abatement are obtained in the case of the DO 61 and the AO 7 and 88% in the case of indigo carmine. The identification of the intermediates during electrolysis permitted to propose a mineralization of AO 7 dye under examination. The apparent and absolute kinetic constants were determined. The degradation of indigo dye was studied by anodic oxidation with BDD (AO-BDD) and photo-Fenton process (PF). This study shows a pseudo first order reaction kinetics for indigo degradation. The mineralization efficiency is about 97% and 63% of TOC abatement, respectively with OA-BDD and PF A comparative study of the mineralization efficiency of AO 7 dye was been investigated by different advanced oxidation processes (PF, AO-BDD, EF-Pt, EF-BDD). This study shows that PF process lead to reach more than 95% of TOC abatement after only 2 hours. Nevertheless, this process is the most expensive due to the use artificial UV light and the addition of reagents. The treatment of an industrial textile effluent by electro-Fenton process lead to a complete mineralization (94% of initial TOC were eliminated)

A restauração florestal em matas ciliares é de suma importância para os processos de recuperação de áreas degradadas e conectividade da flora e fauna. O presente experimento foi instalado às margens do reservatório de Borborema - SP, com o objetivo de averiguar o acúmulo de biomassa de trinta espécies arbóreas nativas frente a dois sistemas silviculturais e dois tipos de recipientes de produção de mudas. O ensaio foi instalado em duas áreas com umidade de solo distintas, sendo uma mais seca, sem encharcamento mesmo em períodos chuvosos, outra mais úmida, com encharcamento. Os sistemas de manejo testados foram: i) convencional e operacionalmente utilizado pela empresa AES-Tietê; e ii) potencial, com maior nutrição e maior controle de mato-competição. Os recipientes de produção de mudas testados foram o tubete pequeno, com 56 cm3; e tubete grande com 290 cm3. O estudo foi instalado em fatorial 2x2, com os fatores Manejo e Tubete e dois níveis de cada fator (potencial e convencional, e tubete pequeno e grande) com quatro repetições na área seca. Não ocorreu interação entre os fatores estudados. Na área seca, o tratamento que utilizou tubete grande e manejo potencial apresentou diâmetro e altura 30% superiores que o tratamento que utilizou tubete pequeno e manejo convencional, e uma superioridade em 70% no Índice de Área Foliar e 62% no acúmulo de biomassa aos dois anos. O tubete grande apresentou sobrevivência de plantio 13% superior ao tubete pequeno e ganho em biomassa média das mudas de 43%. O manejo potencial apresentou área basal superior ao manejo convencional (6,23 versus 4,09m2ha-1) e IAF superior (1,28 versus 0,58 m2m- 2). Na área úmida, as zonas de alagamento baixo, médio e total apresentaram área basal decrescentes de 4,4 m2 ha-1, 2,6 m2 ha-1 e 0,9 m2 ha-1. Com esses resultados é possível concluir que as espécies nativas possuem capacidade de melhor desempenho quando produzidas em tubetes maiores e sob sistema silvicultural mais intensivo e que o alagamento (falta de aeração da raiz) é um estresse ambiental que requer melhor compreensão por ser altamente limitante à restauração com as espécies tradicionais. / Riparian forest restoration is extremely important for the processes of degraded areas restoration and connectivity of flora and fauna. This study was established on the Reservoirs of the Borborema Lake - SP, with the purpose to determine the biomass accumulation of thirty tree species native to two silvicultural systems and two sizes of hard plastic tubes for seedling production. This trial was conducted in two areas with different soil moisture, a more drought, without flooding even during rainy periods, and another more humid, with frequent flooding. The following silvicultural systems were tested: i) traditional, one who is operationally used by the AES Tiete company; ii) potential, with greater nutrition and greater weed control. The containers for seedlings production tested were small hard plastic tubes with 56 cm3, and large hard plastic tubes with 290 cm3. The study was carried out in a factorial 22, with factors such as silvicultural systems and sizes of recipients, being two levels of each factor (potential, traditional, small and large hard plastic tubes) and four replications in a dry area. There was no interaction between the factors studied. In dry area the treatment that used large hard plastic tubes and potential silvicultural system showed diameter and height 30% higher than the treatment that used small hard plastic tubes and traditional silvicultural system, and also a superiority of 70% for the Leaf Area Index and 62% for biomass to two years. The seedlings produced in large hard plastic tubes showed survival at planting 13% higher than those grown in small hard plastic tubes. Was also observed that the mean biomass of seedlings was 43% higher for treatment of large tubes. Potential silvicultural system showed basal area greater than the traditional silvicultural system (6.23 vs. 4.09 m2 ha-1) and higher LAI (1.28 vs. 0.58 m2 m-2). In the wetlands, the zones of low, medium and high flooding frequency showed decreasing basal area of 4.4 m2 ha-1, 2.6 m2 ha-1 and 0.9 m2 ha-1. With these results we can conclude that native species have a higher performance when produced in large hard plastic tubes and under more intensive silvicultural system and flooding (lack of aeration of the root) is an environmental stress that requires better understanding because it is factor highly limiting for the restoration with the traditional species.

Notre thèse s’inscrit dans le cadre de la compréhension des mécanismes d’inactivation de microorganismes, principalement des spores bactériennes, suite à un traitement à l’ozone. Les objectifs généraux, au départ, étaient de mettre en place une stratégie expérimentale dans le but de déterminer les espèces et les phénomènes impliqués dans les mécanismes d’inactivation des spores en combinant diverses techniques pluridisciplinaires. Rappelons que les récentes avancées en stérilisation par plasma sont principalement dues aux études menées sur les mécanismes d’inactivation des microorganismes. Dans ce contexte, en nous appuyant sur une synthèse des études publiées dans la littérature scientifique, nous avons élaboré une étude expérimentale en deux étapes : l’étude de la stérilisation à l’ozone en milieu sec puis en milieu humide. Au cours de ces études, nous avons principalement étudié la cinétique d’inactivation des microorganismes, les dommages occasionnés à ces derniers par de tels traitements et nous avons identifié les espèces responsables de l’inactivation pour, enfin, proposer un mécanisme d’inactivation en spécifiant le rôle et l’importance des différents phénomènes en jeu. L’originalité de notre approche s’appuie sur la corrélation faite entre ces deux types de traitement (ozone sec et humidifié) ainsi que la diversité et la complémentarité des moyens de caractérisation utilisés. Dans un second volet, nous avons mis en évidence pour la première fois la possibilité de conférer à une surface de Pétri de polystyrène (PS) une importante activité biocide suite à un traitement à l’ozone. Nous avons mené une étude de caractérisation des propriétés de ces surfaces démontrant, principalement, leur grande efficacité biocide sur une large gamme de microorganismes, l’importance de l’interaction microorganismes/surface traitée, l’existence de la rémanence biocide, les modifications physico-chimiques induites en surface… L’étude des modifications physico-chimiques et microbiologiques nous a permis d’approcher les mécanismes d’inactivation en identifiant, de manière non exhaustive, les phénomènes impliqués. Enfin, nous avons examiné l’applicabilité de cette méthode à divers types de polymères montrant que le degré d’activité biocide induite dépend de la nature du substrat. / The thesis deals with the inactivation mechanisms of microorganisms (mainly endospores) after an ozone treatment. The general objective of this work was to provide an experimental strategy to identify the phenomena and chemical species involved in microorganism inactivation mechanism using multidisciplinary techniques. Recall that the recent advances in plasma sterilization are mainly due to comprehensive studies dealing with the inactivation mechanisms of microorganisms. In this context, based on a review of published studies, we proposed a two-step experimental study of ozone sterilization in both dry and humid media. In the course of this work, we have examined the inactivation kinetics of some microorganisms, their damage after treatments; we have also identified the chemical species responsible for inactivation, and proposed an inactivation mechanism (for each type of ozone treatment) by describing the importance and role of the different implicated phenomena. The originality of our approach rests on the correlation achieved between the dry and humid ozone treatment, and by the diversity and complementarity of the characterization techniques used. In a second part, we show for the first time the possibility to confer biocide activity to surfaces of polystyrene (PS) Petri dishes after their exposure to ozone. A characterization study of these treated surfaces mainly shows a high inactivation efficacy on various microorganisms, the importance of the microorganisms/treated-surface interaction, the biocide persistence of the treated surfaces and physico-chemical modifications. The study on physico-chemical and microbiological changes gives us elements for identifying the phenomena involved in the inactivation mechanisms. Finally, we have shown the possibility to confer biocide properties to polymeric surfaces in general with the same experimental process observing that the biocide efficacy depends on the nature of the polymer. / Une partie du travail a mené a un dépôt de brevet.

Time series data are of great importance for monitoring vegetation phenology in the dry sub-humid regions where change in land cover has influence on biomass productivity. However few studies have inquired into examining the impact of rainfall and land cover change on vegetation phenology. This study explores Seasonal Trend Analysis (STA) approach in order to investigate overall greenness, peak of annual greenness and timing of annual greenness in the seasonal NDVI cycle. Phenological pattern for the start of season (SOS) and end of season (EOS) was also examined across different land cover types in four selected locations. A significant increase in overall greenness (amplitude 0) and a significant decrease in other greenness trend maps (amplitude 1 and phase 1) was observed over the study period. Moreover significant positive trends in overall annual rainfall (amplitude 0) was found which follows similar pattern with vegetation trend. Variation in the timing of peak of greenness (phase 1) was seen in the four selected locations, this indicate a change in phenological trend. Additionally, strong relationship was revealed by the result of the pixel-wise regression between NDVI and rainfall. Change in vegetation phenology in the study area is attributed to climatic variability than anthropogenic activities.

Dans un objectif de réduction des consommations énergétiques et des impacts environnementaux, la pompe à chaleur (PAC) s'est imposée comme une alternative aux systèmes à combustion fossile pour le chauffage et la production d'eau chaude sanitaire dans les secteurs résidentiel et tertiaire. Les industriels ne cessent de chercher à accroitre la performance énergétique des pompes à chaleur. Toutefois, un phénomène encore mal maitrisé limite les progrès : le givrage. En effet, dans certaines conditions de température et d'humidité de l'air extérieur, du givre peut se former sur la surface de l'évaporateur de la PAC, provoquant ainsi une chute de performance. En France, près de 98 % des PAC du marché utilisent l'air extérieur comme source de chaleur et sont donc exposées à ce phénomène. Malgré des logiques de dégivrage de plus en plus sophistiquées mises en œuvre par les industriels, le fonctionnement cyclique givrage/dégivrage réduit fortement les performances des PAC. Pour optimiser les méthodes de dégivrage, il est nécessaire de comprendre en amont, les mécanismes d'apparition et de croissance du givre. Ce travail de thèse propose ainsi d'étudier la formation et le développement du givre sur une plaque plane refroidie. Une étude approfondie de la bibliographie a permis d'établir des bases de données regroupant des points expérimentaux de l'épaisseur et de la masse volumique du givre. Des modèles et corrélations de formation du givre disponibles dans la littérature ont été reproduits et appliqués à ces bases de données afin d'évaluer la capacité de prédiction de chacun de ces modèles. Les plus performants ont ainsi pu être identifiés. En parallèle, un banc d'essais a été conçu pour observer la formation et la croissance du givre sur une plaque plane. L'étude de sensibilité menée sur la température de l'air, la température de la plaque froide, la vitesse de l'air et l'humidité relative a permis d'évaluer l'impact de ces paramètres sur la formation du givre, et plus particulièrement sur trois de ses propriétés : l'épaisseur, la masse volumique et la conductivité thermique. L'humidité relative et la température de la plaque froide ont été identifiées comme les paramètres prépondérants. Un des résultats importants de ce travail a été de mettre en évidence le rôle de la structure du givre sur ses propriétés (masse volumique et conductivité). Les points expérimentaux obtenus sur le banc d'essais ont été comparés aux résultats issus des modèles de la littérature. Les méthodes de prédiction identifiées comme satisfaisantes dans la partie bibliographique de cette thèse ont fourni des résultats similaires d'un point de vue statistique. Des perspectives de travail ont également été proposées. / In the energy consumption and environmental impact reduction goal, heat pumps emerged as an alternative to fossil fuel systems for space heating and hot water production in residential and tertiary sectors. Manufacturers still try to improve energy performance of heat pumps. However, a non-controlled phenomenon is limiting progress: frosting. Indeed, in some outdoor air temperature and relative humidity conditions, frost can form on the heat pump evaporator surface, leading to performance reduction. On the French market, almost 98 % of the heat pumps are using outdoor air as heat source and are thus affected. Despite more and more sophisticated defrosting strategies, the frosting/defrosting cyclic operation strongly reduces heat pump performance. For optimizing defrosting strategies, there is a need understanding frost appearance and growth mechanisms. This PhD work thus proposes to study frost formation and development on a cold plane plate. An in-depth bibliography study helped establishing databases gathering experimental points on frost thickness and frost density. Models and correlations of frost formation available in the literature have been reproduced and applied to the databases in order to evaluate their prediction capacity. The most performing models have been identified. Meanwhile, an experimental bench allowing visualization of frost formation and development on a cold plane plate has been set up. The sensitivity analysis on air temperature, cold plate temperature, air velocity and relative humidity allowed an evaluation of these parameters impact on frost formation, and more particularly on three of its properties thickness, density and thermal conductivity. Relative humidity and cold plate temperature have been identified as the leading parameters. One of the main results of this work was to highlight the frost crystal structure role on properties (i.e. density and thermal conductivity). Experimental data points obtained with the test bench have been compared to the results provided by literature models. Predictive methods identified as satisfying in the bibliography study gave similar results (from a statistical point of view). Perspectives for future work have also been proposed.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T13:56:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PatriciaVT_capa_ate_cap1_.pdf: 2021691 bytes, checksum: 8f29e932ee450f2f59d070013ff553ae (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-02-28 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The present research concerns about outdoor s thermal comfort conditions in hot-humid climate cities, understanding that life quality is a result of the urban object s type built for the human being in an environment with specific climate and morphological characteristics. It is presented as object of study the correlation between the neighborhood Renascen?a II s microclimate in S?o Luis /MA-Brazil, hot-humid climate city, and its urban morphological changes. As well as the thermal comfort s satisfaction level of its outdoor users. The research has as general goal to diagnosis the way these transformations caused by the urbanization influence the Renascen?a II s microclimate, identifying critical spots of the studied area, in order to contribute with land use recommendations based on bioclimatic architecture concepts and supply bases to urban design decisions adequate to the S?o Luis climate. It is presented as theoretical bases the urban climate, its concepts and elements. After that, the thermal comfort conditioners and its prediction models of thermal comfort sensation in outdoor are presented. The predictive models are presented along with bioclimatic assessment methods. Finally the use of bioclimatic assessment as an effective tool to identify places that need changes or preservation in order to seek environment quality. The applied methodology was based on the studies of Katzschner (1997), complemented by Oliveira s (1988) and Bustos Romero s (2001) studies that suggest an analysis and evaluation of maps of topography, buildings floors, land use, green areas and land covering, in order to overlap their characteristics and identify climate variable s measurements points; then a quantitative analysis of the climate variables (air temperature and humidity, wind speed and direction) of the chosen points takes place. It was perceived that Renaissance II has no permanence areas as squares or parks, its outdoor has little vegetation and presets high land impermeability and built density levels. The majority of the people interviewed said that was comfortable in a range of air temperature between 27,28?C and 30,71?C. The elaboration of a neighborhood master plan is important, which defines strategies for improvement of the life quality of its inhabitants / O presente trabalho parte das preocupa??es com as condi??es de conforto t?rmico dos espa?os externos em cidades de clima quente-?mido, entendendo que a qualidade de vida neste ambiente ? fruto do tipo de objeto urbano constru?do para a viv?ncia humana em um meio ambiente com clima e caracter?sticas morfol?gicas espec?ficas. Apresenta-se como objeto de estudo a correla??o entre o microclima do Bairro do Renascen?a II em S?o Luis/MA, cidade de clima quente ?mido frente ?s mudan?as nas caracter?sticas morfol?gicas urbana e o ?ndice de satisfa??o de conforto t?rmico dos usu?rios dos espa?os externos do bairro em quest?o. Tem como objetivo geral diagnosticar a maneira como as transforma??es ocasionadas pela urbaniza??o influenciam o microclima do Renascen?a II, identificando ?reas cr?ticas da ?rea estudada, a fim de contribuir com recomenda??es de uso e ocupa??o do solo baseadas em conceitos de arquitetura bioclim?tica e fornecer subs?dios a futuras decis?es projetuais urbanas adequadas ao clima quente e ?mido de S?o Luis-MA. Apresenta-se como fundamenta??o te?rica o clima urbano, seus conceitos, elementos formadores e condicionantes. Em seguida, os condicionantes do conforto t?rmico e seus modelos de predi??o de sensa??o de conforto t?rmico em espa?os externos. Foram levantados os modelos preditivos de conforto e estresse t?rmico como ferramenta junto ? an?lise bioclim?tica. E finalmente a utiliza??o da an?lise bioclim?tica no diagn?stico do conforto t?rmico de ?reas urbanas, com sua efic?cia na identifica??o de locais que necessitam de mudan?as quanto ao conforto ambiental, merecendo aten??o ou at? prote??o; e suas estrat?gias na busca por cidades mais adequadas ao seu meio natural, resultando no urbanismo bioclim?tico. A metodologia aplicada baseou-se nos estudos de Katzschner (1997), complementados por Oliveira (1988) e Bustos Romero (2001) que sugerem uma an?lise e avalia??o de mapas de topografia, altura das edifica??es, uso do solo, ?reas verdes e tipo de cobertura do solo, para superposi??o e identifica??o de pontos para medi??o; a partir da? uma an?lise quantitativa com aferi??o das vari?veis ambientais (temperatura e umidade do ar, a velocidade e a dire??o dos ventos) nos pontos escolhidos. Percebeu-se que o bairro do Renascen?a II n?o possui ?reas de perman?ncia como pra?as e parques, as suas ?reas externas possuem pouca arboriza??o e apresenta alto ?ndice de impermeabilidade e alta densidade construtiva. A maioria dos entrevistados disse estar confort?vel em uma faixa de temperatura do ar entre 27,28? e 30,71?C. ? importante a elabora??o de um plano diretor para o bairro, definindo de estrat?gias para melhoria da qualidade de vida de seus habitantes

A restauração florestal em matas ciliares é de suma importância para os processos de recuperação de áreas degradadas e conectividade da flora e fauna. O presente experimento foi instalado às margens do reservatório de Borborema - SP, com o objetivo de averiguar o acúmulo de biomassa de trinta espécies arbóreas nativas frente a dois sistemas silviculturais e dois tipos de recipientes de produção de mudas. O ensaio foi instalado em duas áreas com umidade de solo distintas, sendo uma mais seca, sem encharcamento mesmo em períodos chuvosos, outra mais úmida, com encharcamento. Os sistemas de manejo testados foram: i) convencional e operacionalmente utilizado pela empresa AES-Tietê; e ii) potencial, com maior nutrição e maior controle de mato-competição. Os recipientes de produção de mudas testados foram o tubete pequeno, com 56 cm3; e tubete grande com 290 cm3. O estudo foi instalado em fatorial 2x2, com os fatores Manejo e Tubete e dois níveis de cada fator (potencial e convencional, e tubete pequeno e grande) com quatro repetições na área seca. Não ocorreu interação entre os fatores estudados. Na área seca, o tratamento que utilizou tubete grande e manejo potencial apresentou diâmetro e altura 30% superiores que o tratamento que utilizou tubete pequeno e manejo convencional, e uma superioridade em 70% no Índice de Área Foliar e 62% no acúmulo de biomassa aos dois anos. O tubete grande apresentou sobrevivência de plantio 13% superior ao tubete pequeno e ganho em biomassa média das mudas de 43%. O manejo potencial apresentou área basal superior ao manejo convencional (6,23 versus 4,09m2ha-1) e IAF superior (1,28 versus 0,58 m2m- 2). Na área úmida, as zonas de alagamento baixo, médio e total apresentaram área basal decrescentes de 4,4 m2 ha-1, 2,6 m2 ha-1 e 0,9 m2 ha-1. Com esses resultados é possível concluir que as espécies nativas possuem capacidade de melhor desempenho quando produzidas em tubetes maiores e sob sistema silvicultural mais intensivo e que o alagamento (falta de aeração da raiz) é um estresse ambiental que requer melhor compreensão por ser altamente limitante à restauração com as espécies tradicionais. / Riparian forest restoration is extremely important for the processes of degraded areas restoration and connectivity of flora and fauna. This study was established on the Reservoirs of the Borborema Lake - SP, with the purpose to determine the biomass accumulation of thirty tree species native to two silvicultural systems and two sizes of hard plastic tubes for seedling production. This trial was conducted in two areas with different soil moisture, a more drought, without flooding even during rainy periods, and another more humid, with frequent flooding. The following silvicultural systems were tested: i) traditional, one who is operationally used by the AES Tiete company; ii) potential, with greater nutrition and greater weed control. The containers for seedlings production tested were small hard plastic tubes with 56 cm3, and large hard plastic tubes with 290 cm3. The study was carried out in a factorial 22, with factors such as silvicultural systems and sizes of recipients, being two levels of each factor (potential, traditional, small and large hard plastic tubes) and four replications in a dry area. There was no interaction between the factors studied. In dry area the treatment that used large hard plastic tubes and potential silvicultural system showed diameter and height 30% higher than the treatment that used small hard plastic tubes and traditional silvicultural system, and also a superiority of 70% for the Leaf Area Index and 62% for biomass to two years. The seedlings produced in large hard plastic tubes showed survival at planting 13% higher than those grown in small hard plastic tubes. Was also observed that the mean biomass of seedlings was 43% higher for treatment of large tubes. Potential silvicultural system showed basal area greater than the traditional silvicultural system (6.23 vs. 4.09 m2 ha-1) and higher LAI (1.28 vs. 0.58 m2 m-2). In the wetlands, the zones of low, medium and high flooding frequency showed decreasing basal area of 4.4 m2 ha-1, 2.6 m2 ha-1 and 0.9 m2 ha-1. With these results we can conclude that native species have a higher performance when produced in large hard plastic tubes and under more intensive silvicultural system and flooding (lack of aeration of the root) is an environmental stress that requires better understanding because it is factor highly limiting for the restoration with the traditional species.

Aux Antilles, la disponibilité limitée des ressources en contexte insulaire et l'activité agricole à aux niveaux d'intrants fragilisent les ressources en eau. Dans les zones bananières à forts niveaux d'intrants, des phénomènes de pollution des eaux sont particulièrement marqués, notamment du fait de l'usage d'un pesticide, la chlordécone. La connaissance du fonctionnement des systèmes hydrologiques à l'échelle du bassin versant représente un enjeu primordial pour pouvoir estimer l'exposition de l'écosystème aux pollutions et pour prévoir l'évolution des contaminations dans le temps. L'objectif de la thèse a été de développer une modélisation mécaniste représentant les processus hydrologiques de surface et souterrains à l'échelle d'un bassin versant sur substrat volcanique, sous climat tropical humide, situé en zone bananière en Guadeloupe. En premier a été développé un modèle parcellaire de bilan hydrique adapté au cas des cultures bananières. Il a pour originalité de prendre en compte l'importante redistribution de pluie opérée par le couvert bananier et d'en simuler les effets en matière d'intensité et d'hétérogénéité intra-parcellaire sur les termes du bilan hydrique. Les résultats d'analyse de sensibilité montrent que la redistribution de la pluie augmente le ruissellement de surface ainsi que la percolation, en cohérence avec les observations de terrain, mais impacte peu ou temporairement l'évapotranspiration et l'humidité du sol. Le calage du modèle sur des données expérimentales indiquent une performance améliorée de la simulation du ruissellement par rapport à un modèle ignorant le mécanisme de redistribution. En second, le bassin versant expérimental de Féfé (17.8 ha) a fait l'objet d'une approche de modélisation intégrant processus hydrologiques de surface et souterrains basée sur un chaînage itératif des modèles MHYDAS et MODFLOW. Confrontée à une année hydrologique de mesures de débits à l'exutoire et de piézométries, l'approche de chaînage de modèles de surface et souterrain apparaît pertinente. Une limite majeure est toutefois la non prise en compte de la zone non saturée dans le processus de recharge des aquifères. L'analyse des simulations et de leurs écarts avec les données observées conforte plusieurs hypothèses issues des analyses expérimentales : un ruissellement de surface fortement hortonien, une contribution majeure des écoulement souterrains au débit à l'exutoire. Elle indique toutefois également une indétermination des processus majeurs lors des périodes de fortes pluies. Différentes hypothèses sont proposées qu'il conviendra d'évaluer dans des travaux futurs. Ce travail constitue une première étape pour évaluer les chemins d'écoulement majeurs et les dynamiques des contaminations par les produits phytosanitaires dans un milieu volcanique tropical sous culture bananière. / In the French West Indies (FWI), limited resources supply on island and farming with extensive uses of pesticides have damaged water resources. In environments under intensive banana production, water pollution can be of particular concern, with regards to the use of chlordecone, an insecticide to control the banana weevil. Understanding the hydrological behaviour of a catchment is a challenge in assessing the exposure of the ecosystem to pollutions and in predicting the long-term contamination dynamics. This thesis aimed at developing a model to simulate de surface and underground hydrological processes at the catchment scale on volcanic deposits in a humid tropical area covered by banana plantations in Guadeloupe. First, we developed an original water budget model at the plot scale, adapted to the banana canopy. It takes into account the high rainfall redistribution by banana cover and simulates the effects of modified rainfall intensities and within-plot heterogeneities on the water balance components. The sensitivity analysis showed that rainfall redistribution promotes surface runoff and percolation, in accordance with the field observations, but influences little or only temporarily the average field evapotranspiration and soil moisture. The model calibration tested on experimental data indicated improved runoff production performances compared to a model without rainfall redistribution. Secondly, the Féfé experimental catchment (17.8 ha) was studied with a linked iterative modelling approach (of MHYDAS and MODFLOW) that includes surface and underground hydrological processes. Tested against a year of outlet discharge and water table depth measurements, the linked modelling approach seems appropriate. However, the main limit of this approach was that it does not consider the transfer through the unsaturated zone when simulating the aquifers' recharge. The analysis of the results and of the differences between measured and simulated variables supported the hypothesis, from experimental analyses, that: the surface runoff is mainly Hortonian, groundwater flow is the main contributor to runoff at the catchment outlet. However, there was still uncertainty concerning the main processes during wet periods. Various hypotheses were suggested and should be investigated in future studies. This work represents a first step towards the evaluation of the major flow paths and contamination dynamics of pesticides on volcanic deposits in a humid tropical area covered by banana plantations.

La réussite du développement de vols spatiaux de longue durée, ainsi que de l’établissement de stations permanentes nécessite des systèmes fermés autonomes bien contrôlés. L’optimisation d’une boucle fermée d’un système support vie bio-régénératif, impose le contrôle de l’hydrodynamique et des transferts de chaleur et de masse couplés qui se développent au sein d’un habitacle spatial comprenant des hommes ou des plantes. Un protocole expérimental (expérience terrestre et méthode de mesure) a été conçu pour quantifier les vitesses de l’air et les transferts hétérogènes qui se développent par condensation d’air humide sur une surface plate horizontale de petite taille (25 cm2), en conditions contrôlées (régime d’écoulement, hygrométrie, température). Une surface active était maintenue isotherme sous le point de rosée par thermoélectricité et le flux de masse était mesuré par pesée. Un tunnel climatique a été utilisé pour générer des écoulements laminaires ou faiblement turbulents. Environ 70 expériences de condensation ont été réalisées à température ambiante (19-23°C) avec une humidité relative de 35-65 % et pour des vitesses comprises entre 1.0 et 3.0 m/s. Le dispositif de condensation a un comportement de type profil épais pour l’écoulement et les coefficients de transferts de masse ont été évalués. L’augmentation de l’intensité de l’écoulement se traduit par une dépendance du nombre de Sherwood en Re2/3. Une relation empirique est proposée pour estimer la température de la surface. Le comportement de l’écoulement au sein de la couche limite et de la croissance des gouttes sur la surface de la plaque sont discutées. Ce travail expérimental sera utile pour le développement de modèles théoriques adaptés à d’autres géométries. / For the development of successful long term space flights, and the establishment of permanent bases in space, a well controlled self sustained closed environment is required. In order to optimize a closed-loop bio-regenerative life support system, it is necessary to control the hydrodynamics and the coupled heat and mass transfer, which develop in a space habitat concerned with humans and plants. We have designed a ground based experimental setup and protocol to measure the air flow velocities and concomitant mass transfer by condensation of water vapour from humid air on a horizontal flat plate of small size (area 25 cm2), in a controlled air flow conditions (flow regime, hygrometry, temperature). An active isothermal surface was kept below the dew point, by using thermoelectricity, and precise weighing of the condensate in order to evaluate the rate of mass flux. An air-conditioned closed circuit wind tunnel has been used to produce laminar to weakly turbulent flows. Almost 70 condensation experiments have been performed at an ambient temperature (19-23 °C) for a relative humidity between 35-65 %, and for the velocity range 1.0-3.0 m/s. The condensing unit behaves as a blunt-faced body and mass transfer coefficients were deduced. When increasing the flow intensity it was found that the Sherwood number had a dependence on Re2/3. An empirical relation was proposed to estimate the surface temperature. The flow behaviour within the boundary layer and the analysis of the drop growth on the flat plate surface under weakly turbulent flows has been discussed. This experimental work will be helpful to develop theoretical models for further studies with other geometries.

The master's thesis deals with actual possibilities of acquisition water from air humidity in order to obtain fresh water, focusing on energy intensity of vapor-compression refrigeration for it is production. There is a basic determine study for Czech climatic zone in selected localities. For graded cooling capacity dependencies describing the acquisition of water from the air, where is the energy intensity ranges on average between 0,3 ÷ 0,5 kWh/l. For the selected family house are set the individual variants of non-potable rainwater management.