Metal constituents of e-waste black powder and their potential utilization

An e-waste processing and dumping site at Moradabad city was visited to analyse the situation and also collect black powder sample for preliminary assessment. Analysis of e-waste black ash sample was carried out for metal content using ICP-OES. A significant amount of lead, copper, barium, tin, aluminium, silica, etc. was found in the e-waste black powder, which indicates the potential utilization of e-waste black powder in many applications.