Solar panels have a life span of 25–30 years, and developing recycling processes to recover the strategic materials is critical considering the expected volume of photovoltaic waste in
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Precious metals such as silicon and silver can be extracted from the solar cells within used photovoltaic panels, while other materials such as glass, backsheets, and metal frames can
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Advanced PV recycling techniques represent a significant evolution from traditional methods, incorporating a combination of physical, thermal, and chemical processes to improve the
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For that reason, it is important to identify and separate it to dispose safely. Different recycling processes for silicon-based modules have been reported over the past two decades, which in general combine
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This review paper focuses on the techniques developed to delaminate solar panels, which are considered a crucial step in the recycling of EOL solar panels. Initially, various classifications of solar
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For example, some solvents can be used to dissolve and extract the encapsulation materials in solar panels, separating them from other components. This method is often used in
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Thermal delamination: In this process, PVs are subject to pyrolysis at temperatures ranging from 300-650 °C. This leads to the separation of the glass and decomposition of the adhesives.
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In this study, the most critical phase in the recycling of Si-based PV panels, i.e., module delamination, was investigated under two scenarios: solvent- and thermal-based methods.
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Solar panel recycling is a multi-step industrial process that separates glass, aluminum, silicon, copper, silver, and polymers from end-of-life photovoltaic modules using mechanical, thermal,
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As solar panel decommissioning volumes accelerate, the technology used to recycle these modules has profound implications for both environmental impact and material value recovery. Not all recycling
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