Comprehensive review of the global trends and future perspectives for recycling of decommissioned photovoltaic panels
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Waste management (New York, N.Y.). - 1999. - 174(2024) vom: 15. Jan., Seite 187-202 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2024
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Waste management (New York, N.Y.) |
| Schlagworte: | Review Journal Article Effective recycling EoL -PV panels Solar energy Sustainability Copper 789U1901C5 Silver 3M4G523W1G mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. With the rapid deployment of renewable energy using photovoltaic (PV) panels, the sustainable management of decommissioned PV modules has become challenging. Decommissioned modules contain heavy metals, such as copper, cadmium, and lead, and hazardous polymer substances, such as ethylene vinyl acetate, polyethylene terephthalate, and polyvinylidene fluoride, which can pose a serious threat to the environment if disposed in a landfill. In addition, the low concentration value of critical metals, such as silver, indium, and tellurium, can also be lost. In this context, recycling decommissioned PV panels can be useful to resource recovery of valuable metals while lowering environmental stress. However, the lower share of PV modules and the prolonged life of 25-30 years compared to other waste volumes (e.g., electronic waste) hinder the progress in this direction. In contrast, reaching the end-of-life of the deployed first-generation PV panels is creating attraction toward the recycling of decommissioned modules. Henceforth, exploring the commercial viability of PV recycling necessitates a review of the methodologies that have been investigated on a laboratory scale and have the potential to be up-scaled. In this review, the recent trends in various PV-recycling steps, including frame disassembly, delamination, metal extraction, and recovery, are underlined while the associated problems are determined to suggest the required improvements in future technology. Furthermore, the environmental and economic feasibility of a few techniques are discussed to establish the viability of the recycling process. This review contributes to formulating PV waste management strategies and providing future research directions |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 16.01.2024 Date Revised 16.01.2024 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1879-2456 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.wasman.2023.11.025 |