Structural and Surface Morphology of ZnO

• Published in: Materials Science Forum Vol. 888; pp. 344 - 347
• Main Authors: Zahari, Ahmad Khairulikram, Meor Sulaiman, Meor Yusoff, Paulus, Wilfred @ Sylvester, Abidin, Siti Salwa Zainal, MOHAMMAD TAKIP, Khaironie, Abdullah, Yusof
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pfaffikon Trans Tech Publications Ltd 06.03.2017
• Subjects: Dust; Electric arc furnaces; Electrolytes; Field emission; Materials science; Morphology; Scanning electron microscopy; Solvent extraction; Solvent extraction processes; Steel mills; Sulfur; X-rays; Zinc oxide; Zinc oxides; Solvent Extraction; ZNO; EAFD; X-Ray Diffraction (XRD); XRF; FESEM
• ISBN: 9783035710298; 3035710295
• ISSN: 0255-5476; 1662-9752; 1662-9752
• DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.888.344

The raw material of the extraction process is dust from the electric arc furnace dust (EAFD). EAFD is a byproduct of steel mills which comprises mainly of iron (33-35%) and zinc (22-27%). In this study, ZnO was extracted and purified from EAFD using solvent extraction technique to remove other impurities. Solvent extraction process can easily be adapted into small and large capacities. Characterization of the samples has been done and the results show the production of purity of ZnO samples was quite high. The sample was characterized using equipment such as X-ray fluorescence, XRF, X-ray diffraction, XRD and field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM).