Advanced Technology for Recycling Photovoltaic Panels
Using Low-Temperature Thermal Decomposition

In collaboration with the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization(NEDO), Tokuyama Corporation aims to create a recycling business to process waste photovoltaic panels and recover high-quality components to meet expected demand for Large-Scale Photovoltaic Panel Disposal in the 2030s.

Thermal decomposition process

Exterior view of the Tokuyama Photovoltaic Panel Recycling Development Facility

Features

  • Tokuyama's proprietary low-temperature thermal decomposition technology
  • The module (glass, resin, cells, and ribbons) that are securely bonded together can be dismantled and sorted by thermal decomposition of the resin
  • Recovery of high purity glass in the form of flat glass
  • Almost all parts are recyclable

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