Chemical treatment of crystalline silicon solar cells as a method of recovering pure silicon from photovoltaic modules

Ewa Klugmann-Radziemska and Piotr Ostrowski

Renewable Energy, 2010, vol. 35, issue 8, 1751-1759

Abstract: Photovoltaic technology is used worldwide to provide reliable and cost-effective electricity for industrial, commercial, residential and community applications. The average lifetime of PV modules can be expected to be more than 25 years. The disposal of PV systems will become a problem in view of the continually increasing production of PV modules. These can be recycled for about the same cost as their disposal.

Keywords: Silicon; Recycling; Photovoltaic cells; Etching; Renewable energy sources; Solar energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.11.031

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