Recycling silicon photovoltaic modules
US6063995A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S136/29
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for recycling crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules comprising (a) providing a crystalline silicon photovoltaic module having (i) a glass substrate, (ii) at least one layer of polymeric material, and (iii) at least one solar cell, (b) providing an inert atmosphere, and (c) heating the module in the inert atmosphere.
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