Study of Silicon Recycling from End-of-Life Solar Panel through Electrically Enhanced Slag Treatment

<p dir="ltr">This thesis explored the recycling of silicon from end-of-life solar panels using a high-temperature electrically enhanced slag treatment process, with a focus on the removal behaviour of two critical impurities, boron and phosphorus. An additional study was conducted on the recovery of silver, which is the most valuable metal present in the solar panel. The thesis embraces the increasing challenge of the solar panels' decommissioning rate, which also accelerates alongside the rapid expansion of the photovoltaic industry. Key fundamental parameters such as thermodynamics, kinetics, mass, and heat balance were included in this study.</p>