废旧铜铟镓硒太阳能电池材料回收的研究进展

李祥; 马保中; 王成彦; 胡蝶; 吕英威; 陈永强

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Xiang Li, Baozhong Ma, Chengyan Wang, Die Hu, Yingwei Lü, and Yongqiang Chen, Recycling and recovery of spent copper–indium–gallium–diselenide (CIGS) solar cells: A review, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 30(2023), No. 6, pp. 989-1002. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-022-2552-y

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Xiang Li, Baozhong Ma, Chengyan Wang, Die Hu, Yingwei Lü, and Yongqiang Chen, Recycling and recovery of spent copper–indium–gallium–diselenide (CIGS) solar cells: A review, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 30(2023), No. 6, pp. 989-1002. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-022-2552-y

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废旧铜铟镓硒太阳能电池材料回收的研究进展

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北京科技大学钢铁冶金新技术国家重点实验室, 北京 100083, 中国
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北京科技大学冶金与生态工程学院, 北京 100083, 中国

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马保中 E-mail: bzhma_ustb@yeah.net

王成彦 E-mail: chywang@yeah.net

文章亮点

(1) 系统地总结了近年来铜铟镓硒太阳能电池废料回收的技术进展。

(2) 比较了铜铟镓硒太阳能电池不同回收工艺的优缺点。

(3) 在对现有方法归纳的基础上，为铜铟镓硒太阳能电池回收技术的发展提出了建议。

中文摘要

铜铟镓硒(CIGS)太阳能电池因其光电转化效率高、环保、光稳定性好等优点，成为了近年来的研究热点。随着全球化石能源的日渐枯竭，可以预见铜铟镓硒太阳能电池需求量将在未来很长一段时间内继续增长。铜铟镓硒太阳能电池虽然发展迅猛，但制造过程中铟镓等稀散金属的应用成为限制其发展的重要因素，而回收废弃铜铟镓硒电池组件中的有价金属元素，是弥补这一不足的有效方法。本文综述了近年来从废弃铜铟镓硒太阳能电池中回收有价金属的技术进展。基于退役铜铟镓硒太阳能电池组件和铜铟镓硒太阳能电池制备过程产生的过程废物，对现有包括湿法回收、火法回收和综合处理工艺等回收方法进行了总结；并比较了各种方法的优缺点；概述了铜铟镓硒电池回收过程可能产生的环境影响；分析了后续分离组分纯化与再利用方面存在的挑战。本文为未来铜铟镓硒太阳能电池回收工艺的开发、优化、和工业化应用提供了一些参考。

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Recycling and recovery of spent copper–indium–gallium–diselenide (CIGS) solar cells: A review

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Copper–indium–gallium–diselenide (CIGS) is a fast-evolving commercial solar cell. The firm demand for global carbon reduction and the rise of potential environmental threats necessitate spent CIGS solar cell recycling. In this paper, the sources and characteristics of valuable metals in spent CIGS solar cells were reviewed. The potential environmental impacts of CIGS, including service life, critical material, and material toxicity, were outlined. The main recovery methods of valuable metals in the various types of spent CIGS, including hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and comprehensive treatment processes, were compared and discussed. The mechanism of different recovery processes was summarized. The challenges faced by different recycling processes of spent CIGS were also covered in this review. Finally, the economic viability of the recycling process was assessed. The purpose of this review is to provide reasonable suggestions for the sustainable development of CIGS and the harmless disposal of spent CIGS.
- spent solar cells;
- recycling technology;
- valuable component separation;
- metallurgy progress;
- urban mining

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