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Australia’s University of New South Wales (UNSW) develops solar photovoltaic panel recycling method that recovers cell metals for upcycling (www.pv-magazine.com)
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UNSW researchers were able to recover silicon from end of life solar PV panels pure enough for re-use in silicon carbide-based devices. Their novel multi-step method which includes thermal and chemical processes, also recovers silver.

The study:Microrecycling of waste solar cells via an in-situ fluorine-generating thermal treatment for high purity silicon recovery

Note: Can anyone tell what are the effects of these chemical processes to the environment / living beings?

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