Treatment Biomass Degradation Textile Waste Treat. The need for water, food, and reclamation rises every year. So far, the Sahara Desert's ever driving sand continues to wipe out camel routes, oasis, villages, and even cities. No one has successfully challenged the relentless force of sand and wind. It is important to understand sand, its properties, and how it can be tamed.
Sand is actually loose particles of disintegrated or worn rock.
Moisture must penetrate the solid rock 2. This moisture must be retained within the solid rock 3. The rock and the retained moisture must be alive with microorganisms capable of digesting carbon 4. The microorganisms should be enzymes capable of either catalytic or electrolytic action 5. Approximately 2 volts of electricity must flow through the treated sand-rock medium 6.