Volume 10, Issue 4 pp. 541-584
Review

Challenges and Solutions in Solar Photovoltaic Technology Life Cycle

Nehar Ullah

Nehar Ullah

University of Engineering & Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Chemical and Industrial Engineering, 25120 Peshawar, Pakistan

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Altaf Ahmad

Altaf Ahmad

University of Engineering & Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Chemical and Industrial Engineering, 25120 Peshawar, Pakistan

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Rafia Sarfaraz

Rafia Sarfaraz

University of Engineering & Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Chemical and Industrial Engineering, 25120 Peshawar, Pakistan

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Saifullah Khalid

Saifullah Khalid

University of Engineering & Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Chemical and Industrial Engineering, 25120 Peshawar, Pakistan

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Irshad Ali

Irshad Ali

University of Engineering & Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Chemical and Industrial Engineering, 25120 Peshawar, Pakistan

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Dr. Mohammad Younas

Corresponding Author

Dr. Mohammad Younas

University of Engineering & Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Chemical and Industrial Engineering, 25120 Peshawar, Pakistan

Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, 361021 Xiamen, China

Correspondence: Dr. Mohammad Younas ([email protected]), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Chemical and Industrial Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan; Dr. Mashallah Rezakazemi ([email protected]), Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran.Search for more papers by this author
Dr. Mashallah Rezakazemi

Corresponding Author

Dr. Mashallah Rezakazemi

Shahrood University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shahrood, Iran

Correspondence: Dr. Mohammad Younas ([email protected]), Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical, Chemical and Industrial Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan; Dr. Mashallah Rezakazemi ([email protected]), Faculty of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran.Search for more papers by this author
First published: 07 June 2023

Abstract

Solar energy offers a clean and abundant alternative to the challenges associated with fossil fuels such as greenhouse gas emissions and resource depletion. The review focuses on the environmental impacts of solar photovoltaic technology throughout its life cycle, from manufacturing to disposal, and highlights potential hazards associated with using and producing photovoltaic technology, including releasing toxic gases and other trace elements into the environment. The paper concludes by summarizing various recycling techniques that can be employed to address these challenges and to take full advantage of solar photovoltaic technology without causing harm to the environment.

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