What parts of waste solar panels can be recycled?

As installed solar panels reach the end of their useful life, managing waste solar photovoltaic panels has become a pressing environmental issue. Fortunately, the advent of solar panel recycling machines can efficiently and environmentally friendly recycle waste solar panels, thereby alleviating waste issues and recovering valuable resources for reuse.

Understanding the structure and recyclable parts of solar panels

Solar panels are composed of several key components:

Structure of solar panels

Glass Cover: The glass cover is made of tempered glass and is highly recyclable. It can be processed through standard glass recycling processes, similar to those used for regular glass bottles or windows. This involves crushing the glass into small pieces, melting it, and then remaking it into new products.

Backsheet: Backsheets are typically made from polymer materials that can also be recycled. They can be broken down into their basic materials, which can then be used in a variety of manufacturing processes.

Cells: Photovoltaic solar cells, especially those made from silicon, are the most valuable components to recycle.

Frame & Wiring: Frames and wiring are typically made from aluminum and copper, both of which are easily recyclable. These materials can be collected, melted down, and used in the production of new solar panels or other metal products.

Working process of solar panel recycling machine

As a professional recycling machinery manufacturer with a high-quality engineering team, DOING solar panel recycling machine adopts multi-machine combination structure, which can automatically and efficiently separate glass, aluminum frames, silicon, copper and plastic from waste solar panels, with a sorting effect of more than 98%.

Solar panel recycling machine

Aluminum frame removal：The first step in solar panel recycling is to remove the wiring junction box on the solar panel and the aluminum frame surrounding it so that it can be further processed.

Glass removal: The glass needs to be stripped from the solar panels through professional glass removing machine, which ensures the smooth progress of subsequent processing.

Shredding: The solar panel is initially crushed to lay the foundation for subsequent crushing and sorting processes.

Crushing: The shredded solar panel is further refined to better separate various materials.

Sorting: Sorting: Through professional sorting equipment, such as eddy-vibrating screen, air separator and electrostatic separator, the crushed solar panel materials are separated according to different components such as copper, silicon, and plastic.

Solar panel recycling machine

After further processing, these materials separated by solar panel recycling machine can be used as recyclable resources, which can not only effectively reduce the demand for new resource mining and reduce production costs, but also greatly reduce the impact of environmental pollution.

The advantages of solar panel recycling machine

1.Stable performance, long service life, low maintenance cost, cost saving, and high return.

2.With advanced thermal removal technology, high-quality glass can be recycled.

3.With advanced crushing and sorting systems, the copper and silicon recovery rate is over 98%.

Solar panel recycling machine

4.Equipped with a PLC control system and pulse dust collector, the entire production line is easy to operate, environmentally friendly and efficient, and can be processed on a large scale.

5.Equipment configuration and other details can be customized according to customer requirements.

If you are interested in the details of solar panel recycling machine, please feel free to contact us. And our managers can provide equipment quotations, installation and other details based on your needs.