@inproceedings{0fa7781b0f27453cb314cfb495051da9,
title = "Major Challenges and Opportunities in Silicon Solar Panel Recycling",
abstract = "This paper examines three recycling scenarios for silicon panels: panel reuse, component extraction, and material extraction. Recycling process sequences, recycling technologies, and potential revenues for different scenarios are discussed. The main conclusions of the paper include: 1) separation of silicon cells from glass is a critical technology; 2) low-concentration silver and lead must be recovered from silicon panels; 3) markets outside the solar industry for the recovered silicon should be explored; and 4) cell efficiency standardization can improve the recyclability of silicon panels.",
keywords = "panel standardization, recyclability, recycling, silicon panel",
author = "Meng Tao and Vasilis Fthenakis and Burcak Ebin and Evelyn Butler and Parikhit Sinha and Richard Corkish and Karsten Wambach and Ethan Simon",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 IEEE.; 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020 ; Conference date: 15-06-2020 Through 21-08-2020",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
day = "14",
doi = "10.1109/PVSC45281.2020.9300650",
language = "English (US)",
series = "Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "292--294",
booktitle = "2020 47th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2020",
}