An aspect relates to a container-type photovoltaic module recycling device, which is provided including at least two sections of containers that are capable of being docked at their ends in a length direction, an articulating transfer apparatus located between two adjacent containers, a junction box removal apparatus, a frame removal apparatus, and a glass stripping apparatus. On the one hand, after on-site recycling is implemented, the cells recycled from a single photovoltaic module are about 10 g in weight, in addition, the cost of moving and transporting a device once, compared with the existing centralized recycling of loaded photovoltaic module, the transportation cost will be qualitatively reduced with strong flexibility and practicality; on the other hand, through docking and articulating transfer of containers, it is not limited by on-site levelness and height differences, once the containers are docked, recycling is performed in an on-site environment with inconsistent levelness.

The invention relates to a method of recovering catalyst material from a membrane electrode assembly from water electrolysis, including the steps of providing a membrane electrode assembly having a membrane coated with a metallic catalyst material, comminuting the membrane electrode assembly, pyrolytically decomposing the comminuted membrane electrode assembly to obtain a solid pyrolysis product as residue, dissolving the solid pyrolysis product in a mixture of concentrated hydrochloric acid and concentrated nitric acid, removing the nitrates by heating the solution to 100 C. to 110 C.,filtering the insoluble residue, and drying the insoluble residue at a drying temperature (TD) to recover the metallic catalyst material. The method may be employed for the recycling of a membrane electrode assembly from PEM water electrolysis, where iridium as metallic catalyst material is recovered.

Embodiments relate to one or more techniques that may be employed alone or in combination, in the refurbishment or recycling of used solar modules. In certain approaches, a (heated) wire may be used to cut through one or more layers (e.g., front encapsulant, back encapsulant, both front and back encapsulant, backsheet) of a solar module that is being recycled or refurbished. Some approaches may employ testing of a used solar module, alone or in combination with information (e.g., as part of a received package) regarding parameters of a used solar module such as panel size, width, length, height, thickness of glass, or others. According to specific embodiments, used solar modules may be subjected to various cleaning processes at one or more points during refurbishment/recycling.

The invention relates to a method for processing solar modules by means of a recycling installation, the method comprising the following steps: detecting the solar module by means of at least one sensor, so that the at least one sensor sends measurement data to an electrical control unit, the measurement data containing information on the solar module; evaluating the measurement data and determining operating parameters for the recycling installation; and processing the solar module in the recycling installation that is operated with the determined operating parameters.

An assembly for recycling of PV waste within a container is disclosed. Within the container, there is provided the assembly for recycling solar panel, comprising (a) a deframer (20) for removing aluminium frames from each solar panel and junction boxes and copper wiring; (b) a portable I-V tester (30); (c) a shearing tool (41), air compressor and roller table (40) which is responsible for cutting up the deframed panels into smaller slices; (d) a first conveyor (50) and a second conveyor (70) used in transporting the sheared panel pieces from the shearing tool (41); (e) a crusher (60); (f) a sifter (80); and (g) a collection bag (90) to be used to collect recycled material from the sifter (80).

A recycling apparatus for a solar cell module includes a platform for supporting and positioning the solar cell module, and at least one milling device disposed on the platform and having a milling member configured to contact a back plate of the solar cell module, and a casing defining a chip-receiving space and having an air inlet and a suction port communicating with the chip-receiving space. A drive device is connected to the at least one milling device for driving the at least one milling device to move around and mill the solar cell module through the milling member. A recycling method for the solar cell module is also disclosed.

A method for recycling glass scrap from exhausted photovoltaic panels containing organic and substantially lead-free contaminants which allows obtaining industrial-degree liquid sodium silicates and mixed inorganic silicates insoluble in water and in alkaline solutions having a high number of industrial applications. The embodiments also relate to soluble and insoluble silicates obtained by such a method.

A method is provided for recycling an aerosol generating article comprising a non-liquid aerosol generating material and an inductively heatable susceptor. The method comprises a first step of shredding the aerosol generating article to break up the non-liquid aerosol material and the inductively heatable susceptor. The method comprises a second step of separating the inductively heatable susceptor and the non-liquid aerosol generating material.

A dismantling device for a waste photovoltaic module by liquid ejection includes a table top, a lifting tray, a bottom suction cup, a top suction cup and a chassis fixedly arranged on a lower side of the table top. A middle part of the table top is provided with a tray hole. The lifting tray corresponds to the tray hole up and down. A tray lifting motor is mounted in the chassis, and an upper end of an output shaft of the tray lifting motor is fixedly connected to the lifting tray. Left and right sides of the tray hole are respectively provided with an ejection mechanism X-direction sliding table, and a slider of the ejection mechanism X-direction sliding table is fixedly provided with an ejection mechanism.

A solar panel recycling mechanism, which uses a material picking unit to pick up waste solar panels for a frame unloading unit to receive waste solar panels, and uses a robot arm to dismantle the frame of each waste solar panel for a feeding channel to receive each waste solar panel after the frame is removed, so that an inner crushing zone can press the glass panel on each waste solar panel and a discharge port can send each waste solar panel with the removed glass panel to a placement area outside for stacking. A operation unit of a control area controls a power supply unit to provide the material picking unit, frame unloading unit, glass removal unit and placement area with the required power, and also controls the operation of each unit to process waste solar panels, so as to achieve the purpose of quickly dismantling waste solar panels.