Introduction to Salt Surfaces

We thus propose here to prime basalt surfaces with anionic surfactant (here we used sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate), and demonstrate that such priming is highly efficient, and renders the basalt completely water-wet even at high pressures and minute sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate concentrations.

The documented traces were compared to results of an experimental study we conducted to characterize the effects of abrasion, grinding, and lubrication on basalt surfaces.

Sum frequency generation (SFG) measurements have found, most strikingly, more disordered water molecules dominating the "structure maker" salt surfaces in a saturated NaCl solution.

In conclusion, sandy-salt surfaces in the east and southeast of the lake are the most susceptible to wind erosion with high potential for generating dust, sand, and salt storms, which can affect agricultural lands and human health in the near future.