| 摘要 |
A SYSTEM (10) AND ASSOCIATED PROCESS ARE PROVIDED FOR RECOVERING CADMIUM TELLURIDE, CdTe THAT HAS PLATED ONTO COMPONENTS (12), SUCH AS COMPONENTS (12) USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) MODULES. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES A VACUUM OVEN (14) CONFIGURED FOR MAINTAINING A VACUUM AND BEING HEATED TO A TEMPERATURE EFFECTIVE FOR SUBLIMATING CdTe OFF OF COMPONENTS PLACED WITHIN THE OVEN (14). A COLLECTION MEMBER (16, 18) IS DISPOSED SO THAT SUBLIMATED CdTe GENERATED IN THE OVEN (14) DIFFUSES TO THE COLLECTION MEMBER. THE COLLECTION MEMBER (16, 18) IS MAINTAINED AT A TEMPERATURE EFFECTIVE FOR CAUSING THE SUBLIMATED CdTe TO PLATE THEREON. THE COLLECTION MEMBER (16, 18) IS SUBSEQUENTLY PROCESSED TO COLLECT THE PLATED CdTe. THE MOST ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWING IS |
