Looking at the salt-making process

On this weekend I am @Sabatini as usual to get rid of saturation from work so I travel to a place that can soothe my mind and relaxation, and this time I direct my travel destination to the vast areas of the ocean.

The place I visited was not too far from where I live, still in the area of Aceh is also a place famous for beautiful sea and sea processing also Bireuen city.

Here is a very interesting thing I find is the community activities from the sea, not only fish, but this sea water is also processed by the community into salt.

What we need to know salt is a very important commodity for the life of our society, just imagine if no salt will be tasteless feels our life as the saying goes. Salt can not only be consumed but salt can also be categorized in industrial materials, such as leather tanning industry, offshore oil drilling etc.

The process of making salt traditionally can be spelled out there are two types namely by the method of evaporation with sunlight in salt ponds and by boiling technique (boiled salt).

For salt-making processes with the evaporation of sunlight salt farmers typically make salt by means of plots for evaporation, to obtain good salt yields with large crystals, salt farmers usually directly vaporize seawater that flows on plots to produce levels baume (high density / thickness / thickness) of about 20 - 25 Be (for Baumemeter measurements) but usually for traditional farmers using instinct alone, very rarely do traditional farmers use baumemeter tools.

After draining the water on each plot to produce the desired baume content by the technique of solar evaporation, after which the seawater is inserted into a special plot for the salt table and then evaporated with sunlight for 7 days then by itself the water will be reduced and become a salt crystal.

Unlike the salt boiling process, for the process of making salt with the traditional boiling method is usually the first time is to use a salt that is still rough that has been then dissolved with water, after the water is mixed and the salt is dissolved water is usually filtered (filtered) clear water, after going through the water filtration process is boiled by using the embers around 3-4 hours and even more, after that be boiled salt. The difference between boiled salt and salt making using sun evaporation technique is if the boiled salt is finer, while salt by using solar heating will be more coarse (Salt crystal).

The process of making salt by means of evaporation of sunlight is called crystallization (evaporation) that is how to separate the mixture / solute from the solvent by heating or absorption of heat based on the boiling point. Water has a lower boiling point than salt, so when the sea water is exposed to the sun's heat, the water will evaporate leaving the salt particles and then form salt crystals. These crystals are then collected by salt farmers to be washed thoroughly and dried again to produce salt worth consumption. Factors affecting salt production include:

a. Sea water

The quality of sea water (especially in terms of its salinity (including contamination with river water), greatly affects the time required for concentration (evaporation).

b. Weather conditions

§ The length of the drought affects directly to the "opportunity" given to us to make salt with sunlight.

§ Rainfall (intensity) and rainfall pattern of distribution in the average year is an indicator that is closely related to the dry length which all affect the evaporation of seawater.

§ Wind speed, air humidity and air temperature greatly affect the speed of water evaporation, where the greater the evaporation the greater the amount of salt crystals that precipitate.

c. Soil

            Soil porosity properties affect the rate of seepage (leakage) of sea water into the soil in the peminihan or on the table. When the permeate rate is greater than the rate of evaporation, especially when there is rain during the manufacture of salt, it will not produce salt. Soil type affects also the color and impurity (impurity) carried by the salt produced.

d. The influence of water

            In salt crystallization the salt water concentration should be between 25-29 ° Be. If the old water concentration has not reached 25 ° Be then the gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) will settle a lot, if the old water concentration more than 29 ° Be Magnesium will settle a lot.

It is very interesting to take a vacation here in addition to vacation we can get knowledge and experience, so the process of how salt is created.

To see first hand you can visit Bireuen city, maybe that explanation can be useful and can increase our science all.

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