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Classified Recovery and Reuse of Aluminum from Decommissioned Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules
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Zhipeng LIU1, Danxi ZHAO2, 3, Huichao HE1, Xinji DING1, Guoying BAO1, Shan WANG1
Hydrometallurgy of China | 2026, 45(5) : 763 - 772
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Hydrometallurgy of China | 2026, 45(5): 763-772
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Classified Recovery and Reuse of Aluminum from Decommissioned Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules
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Zhipeng LIU1, Danxi ZHAO2, 3, Huichao HE1, Xinji DING1, Guoying BAO1, Shan WANG1
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  • 1.School of Mechanical Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
  • 2.Shanghai Electric SHMP Casting & Forging Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200245, China
  • 3.Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Materials and Extreme Manufacturing for Heavy Castings and Forgings, Shanghai 200245, China
Published: 2026-10-20 doi: 10.13355/j.cnki.sfyj.2026.05.016
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Aluminum in decommissioned crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules exists in two forms: aluminum frames and aluminum back-surface fields on solar cells, which have significantly different recovery routes. Current technologies face bottlenecks such as complex pretreatment and high environmental load. The classified recovery process was studied. For aluminum frames, temperature-controlled remelting combined with second-phase strengthening technology was used to produce recycled aluminum ingots. For aluminum in solar cells, a citric acid-hydrogen peroxide green chelating leaching system was employed for selective leaching, and the leachate was concentrated, followed by ethanol anti-solvent precipitation to produce aluminum citrate particles. The results show that the remelted aluminum ingots have an average grain size of 162.11 μm and a Vickers hardness of 42.4 HV, meeting the requirements of the national standard (GB/T 1196—2023) standard. The comprehensive processing cost of recycled aluminum is approximately 1.3-2.0 CNY/kg, with energy consumption only 4.86% that of primary aluminum and carbon emissions only 1/24 that of primary aluminum. Orthogonal experiments determined the optimal leaching conditions as follows: reaction temperature 80 ℃, reaction time 5 h, and citric acid concentration 1.5 mol/L. Under the conditions, the leaching rate of aluminum reaches 95.15%. FT-IR characterization confirmed that the product is aluminum citrate, which can be used to prepare crosslinking agents for oilfield profile control and water shutoff. This process does not require deep pretreatment of aluminum frames, avoids the high environmental load of traditional strong acid systems, achieves efficient recovery of aluminum in different forms, and provides a new pathway for the green and large-scale recycling of aluminum from decommissioned photovoltaic modules.

decommissioned crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules  /  remelted aluminum ingots  /  citric acid  /  aluminum  /  leaching
刘志鹏, 赵丹曦, 何会超, 丁新基, 包国英, 王珊. 退役晶硅光伏组件中铝的分质回收与再利用研究. 湿法冶金, 2026 , 45 (5) : 763 -772 . DOI: 10.13355/j.cnki.sfyj.2026.05.016
Zhipeng LIU, Danxi ZHAO, Huichao HE, Xinji DING, Guoying BAO, Shan WANG. Classified Recovery and Reuse of Aluminum from Decommissioned Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Modules[J]. Hydrometallurgy of China, 2026 , 45 (5) : 763 -772 . DOI: 10.13355/j.cnki.sfyj.2026.05.016
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doi: 10.13355/j.cnki.sfyj.2026.05.016
  • Receive Date:2026-04-23
  • Online Date:2026-10-14
  • Published:2026-10-20
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  • Received:2026-04-23
  • Revised:2026-06-25
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    1.School of Mechanical Engineering, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China
    2.Shanghai Electric SHMP Casting & Forging Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200245, China
    3.Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Materials and Extreme Manufacturing for Heavy Castings and Forgings, Shanghai 200245, China
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小菇科 Mycenaceae 2 12 5.74 丝盖伞属 Inocybe 5 2.39
多孔菌科 Polyporaceae 8 14 6.70 蜡蘑属 Laccaria 5 2.39
红菇科 Russulaceae 3 23 11.00 小皮伞属 Marasmius 6 2.87
小菇属 Mycena 11 5.26
光柄菇属 Pluteus 5 2.39
红菇属 Russula 17 8.13
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