Experimental investigations for recycling of silicon and glass from waste photovoltaic modules

Renewable Energy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 152-159

  Kang, Sukmin ^a,b   Yoo, Sungyeol ^a   Lee, Jina ^a   Boo, Bonghyun ^b   Ryu, Hojin ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Etching solution; Ethylene vinyl acetate; Photovoltaic module; Recycling; Silicon

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ETCHING; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; END-OF-LIFE MANAGEMENTS; ETCHING SOLUTIONS; ETHYLENE VINYL ACETATES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HIGH YIELD; MANUFACTURING COST; METAL IMPURITIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PURE SILICON; PV MODULES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TEMPERED GLASS;

ENERGY CONVERSION; ETCHING; GLASS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RECOVERY; RECYCLING; SILICON; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

ETHYLENE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GLASS; MANUFACTURING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RECYCLING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SILICON; SOLVENT; SURFACTANT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84860999810     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.04.030     Document Type: Article

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