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Scientific research enabling the development of the process of using recycled photovoltaic panels in the production of metal alloys.

2022/45/P/ST5/02712

Keywords:

PV panels waste management e-waste recycling sustainability ferrosilicon metal alloys materials.

Descriptors:

  • ST5_008:

Panel:

ST5 - Materials: materials synthesis, structure-properties relations, advanced and functional materials with designed properties, (macro)molecular architecture, material engineering

Host institution :

Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza im. Stanisława Staszica w Krakowie

woj. małopolskie

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Principal investigator (from the host institution):

dr Pradeep Padhamnath 

Number of co-investigators in the project: 8

Call: POLONEZ BIS 2 - announced on 2022-03-28

Amount awarded: 993 955 PLN

Project start date (Y-m-d): 2023-05-01

Project end date (Y-m-d): 2025-04-30

Project duration:: 24 months (the same as in the proposal)

Project status: Project completed

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Niniejszy projekt otrzymał dofinansowanie w ramach programu finansowania badań naukowych i innowacji UE „Horyzont 2020” na podstawie umowy Nr 665778 o dofinansowanie działań „Marie Skłodowska-Curie”.

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  • Publication in academic press/journals (8)
  • Articles in post-conference publications (2)
  1. Simulation of the effect of impurities in recycled silicon used for the for the production of ferrosilicon
    Authors:
    Pradeep Padhamnath ,Piotr Migas, Mirosław Karbowniczek
    Academic press:
    Archives of Foundry Engineering (rok: 2025, tom: Vol -17, Issue -2, strony: 137-156), Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.24425/afe.2025.153805 - link to the publication
  2. Technologies for resource-efficient recycling of end-of-life crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels
    Authors:
    Pradeep Padhamnath, Srinath Nalluri, Filip Kuśmierczyk, Mateusz Kopyściański, Mirosław Karbowniczek
    Academic press:
    Environmental Science and Sustainable Development. (rok: 2025, tom: Vol. 10 Issue 2, strony: 80-100), Wydawca: IEREK Press
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.21625/essd.v10i2.1191 - link to the publication
  3. Investigation of Ferrosilicon produced with Si recovered from end-of-life photovoltaic panels
    Authors:
    Filip Kuśmierczyk, Mateusz Kopyściański, Adarsh Rai, Tomasz Kozieł, Marcin Goły, Agnieszka Kopia, Piotr Migas, Mirosław Karbowniczek, Pradeep Padhamnath
    Academic press:
    Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy (rok: 2025, tom: NA, strony: NA), Wydawca: Springer
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1007/s40831-025-01238-5 - link to the publication
  4. Development of low-cost, light weight c-Si photovoltaic modules with potential for applications in VIPV
    Authors:
    Bartlomiej Fligier , Srinath Nalluri , Bernard Moćko, Kazimierz Drabczyk , Grażyna Kulesza-Matlak , Katarzyna Jajczak , Pradeep Padhamnath
    Academic press:
    Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (rok: 2025, tom: 292, strony: 113801), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113801 - link to the publication
  5. Recent Progress in the Recovery and Recycling of Polymers from End-of-Life Silicon PV Modules
    Authors:
    Pradeep Padhamnath
    Academic press:
    Sustainability (rok: 2025, tom: 17, strony: 4583), Wydawca: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/su17104583 - link to the publication
  6. Electrohydraulic fragmentation processing enabling separation and recovery of all components in end-of-life silicon photovoltaic panels
    Authors:
    Pradeep Padhamnath, Srinath Nalluri, Filip Kuśmierczyk, Mateusz Kopyściański , Joanna Karbowniczek, Leow Shin Woei , Thomas Reindl
    Academic press:
    Solar Energy (rok: 2024, tom: 289, strony: 113329), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.solener.2025.113329 - link to the publication
  7. Realization of a Novel FeSiAlCuSn Multicomponent Alloy and Characterization of Intermetallic Phases Formed at Different Temperatures During Cooling
    Authors:
    Pradeep Padhamnath, Filip Kuśmierczyk, Mateusz Kopyściański, Łukasz Gondek, Piotr Migas, Mirosław Karbowniczek
    Academic press:
    Metals (rok: 2025, tom: 15, strony: 479), Wydawca: MDPI
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/met15050479 - link to the publication
  8. Development of PV panel recycling process enabling complete recyclability of end-of-life silicon photovoltaic panels
    Authors:
    Pradeep Padhamnath , Srinath Nalluri , Filip Kuśmierczyk , Mateusz Kopyściański , Joanna Karbowniczek, Tomasz Kozieł, Shin Woei Leow, Thomas Reindl
    Academic press:
    Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells (rok: 2024, tom: 286, strony: 113571), Wydawca: Elsevier
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.1016/j.solmat.2025.113571 - link to the publication
  1. Theoretical investigation of the impact of impurities in recycled silicon used for the production of ferrosilicon
    Authors:
    Pradeep Padhamnath ,Piotr Migas, Mirosław Karbowniczek
    Conference:
    The 31st International Conference on Modern Metallurgy Iron and Steelmaking 2024 (rok: 2024, tom: The 31st International Conference on Modern Metallurgy Iron and Steelmaking 2024, strony: 18), Wydawca: MDPI
    Data:
    konferencja 25/09/2024 - 27/09/2024
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.3390/proceedings2024108018 - link to the publication
  2. DISPOSING END OF LIFE PV MODULES – REUSING, RECYCLING AND UPCYCLING
    Authors:
    Pradeep Padhamnath, Marta Ślęzak, Mirosław Karbowniczek
    Conference:
    40th EUPVSEC-2023 Proceedings (rok: 2023, tom: 40th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference, strony: 020557-001 - 020557-008), Wydawca: EUPVSEC
    Data:
    konferencja 18/09/2023 to 22/09/2023
    Status:
    Published
    DOI:
    10.4229/EUPVSEC2023/5DV.2.62 - link to the publication