| Summary: | Several countries around the world currently use the conventional method to produce salt but this has been discovered to have some disadvantages such as dependence on rainfall, air humidity and temperature, land, sunlight, and wind speed. This, however, makes the production dependent on the season of a region such that a high rainfall leads to a decrease in production. Meanwhile, it is possible to produce salt by separating the particles from their water and creating a droplet forced by airflow and heat convection. Therefore, this research was conducted to examine a salt production process using the spraying and heating method which involves the application of a nozzle assisted by a blower and heater. The results showed the use of a nozzle and blower affected the salt production time and weight. The best yield and time were found at 0.1 mm nozzle with 1 h 50 min and 1067.67 g weight respectively while 4.9 m/s blower speed had 1026 g weight in 2 h 5 min. It is also important to note that the salt produced using this method is more white and smoother than using conventional methods.
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