Extraction of Nanostructured Metal Oxides from the Furnace Dust for the Realization of Low Cost Solar Applications

This article reports the simple one step process for the extraction of nanostructured metal oxides from the industrial waste (EOFD) for the realization of low cost solar applications. By hydrothermal technique with NaOH and H2SO4, valuable metals were obtained in the form of metal oxides. The identification of compounds and structural characterization were carried out through XRD and SEM analysis. Thus the metal oxides derived could be helpful to reduce the burden on the environment from the electric oil furnace dust, increase the development of the source nano material and reduce the cost of raw materials for solar cell applications.