Recovery of valuable materials from end-of-life thin-film photovoltaic panels: Environmental impact assessment of different management options

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 89, Issue , 2015, Pages 59-64

  Rocchetti, Laura ^a   Beolchini, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

CdTe; CIGS; Critical elements; Life cycle assessment; Photovoltaic panel; Recycling

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; ETHYLENE; GALLIUM; GLOBAL WARMING; INDIUM; LAND FILL; LIFE CYCLE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RAW MATERIALS; RECOVERY; RECYCLING; SECONDARY RECOVERY; SELENIUM; TELLURIUM; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CDTE; CIGS; CRITICAL ELEMENTS; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

EID: 84919336558     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.11.009     Document Type: Article

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