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System and method for separating tellurium from cadmium waste

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1176334
The present invention relates to a method and system for recovery of waste.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-98CH10886
Assignee:
Brookhaven Science Associates (Upton, NY)
Patent Number(s):
7,731,920
Application Number:
11/421,343
OSTI ID:
1176334
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (14)

End-of-life management and recycling of PV modules journal November 2000
Economic recycling of CdTe photovoltaic modules conference January 1997
Adsorption of cadmium from aqueous solutions by perlite journal October 2002
The removal of cadmium and lead from aqueous solution by ion exchange with NaY zeolite journal March 1998
Economic Treatment of Cadmium(II)-Rich Hazardous Waste by Indigenous Material journal July 1995
Ion-exchange equilibria of Cu(II) and Zn(II) from aqueous solutions with Chelex 100 and Amberlite IRC 748 resins journal September 2005
Removal of heavy metals in industrial wastewaters by ion-exchanger grafted textiles journal February 2001
Selective removal of the heavy metal ions from waters and industrial wastewaters by ion-exchange method journal July 2004
Physical and chemical pathways for economic recycling of cadmium telluride thin-film photovoltaic modules conference January 1996
The utilization of waste ion exchange resin in environmental protection journal June 2002
Separation of strontium and cadmium ions from nitrate medium by ion-exchange membrane in an electrodialysis system journal December 2003
Studies on the Cd(II) removal from water by adsorption journal May 1998
Kinetics study on separation of cadmium from tellurium in acidic solution media using ion-exchange resins journal October 2005
Leaching of Cadmium, Tellurium and Copper from Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaic Modules report February 2004

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