Environmentally and Financially Sound Recycling of Silicon Solar Panels

Meng Tao

Environmentally and Financially Sound Recycling of Silicon Solar Panels

Engineering, Ira A. Fulton Schools of (IAFSE)

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Abstract

Many current technologies for silicon solar panel recycling are rudimentary. They recover only the aluminum frame and copper cables. The most advanced technology so far is by NPC Incorporated, which takes a step further to cleanly separate silicon solar cells from glass and fluoropolymer back sheet. However, there is no effective method to process the separated silicon cells for metal recovery including silver and lead. This talk discusses some of the technical barriers and recent progress in the development of an environmentally and financially sound technology for silicon panel recycling. Several areas to improve the recyclability of silicon panels are also outlined.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices
Subtitle of host publication	TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	4-7
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9784991216947
State	Published - 2023
Event	30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Hybrid, Kyoto, Japan Duration: Jul 4 2023 → Jul 7 2023

Publication series

Name	30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings

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Conference	30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Hybrid, Kyoto
Period	7/4/23 → 7/7/23

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Media Technology
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Instrumentation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Tao, M. (2023). Environmentally and Financially Sound Recycling of Silicon Solar Panels. In 30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings (pp. 4-7). (30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc..

Environmentally and Financially Sound Recycling of Silicon Solar Panels. / Tao, Meng.
30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. p. 4-7 (30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Tao, M 2023, Environmentally and Financially Sound Recycling of Silicon Solar Panels. in 30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings. 30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 4-7, 30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023, Hybrid, Kyoto, Japan, 7/4/23.

Tao M. Environmentally and Financially Sound Recycling of Silicon Solar Panels. In 30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023. p. 4-7. (30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings).

Tao, Meng. / Environmentally and Financially Sound Recycling of Silicon Solar Panels. 30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. pp. 4-7 (30th International Workshop on Active-Matrix Flatpanel Displays and Devices: TFT Technologies and FPD Materials, AM-FPD 2023 - Proceedings).

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