Domino@quokk.au to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 天前This 50% recycled glass solar panel performs like brand newelectrek.coexternal-linkmessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up1174arrow-down15
arrow-up1169arrow-down1external-linkThis 50% recycled glass solar panel performs like brand newelectrek.coDomino@quokk.au to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 天前message-square6linkfedilink
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·24 天前As long as it hasn’t been coloured I believe.
minus-squaredisco@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 天前This might seem like a dumb question but couldn’t you burn the color out during the recycling process?
minus-squareeleitl@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·23 天前It’s metal ions. You can compensate for iron with manganese, but you’ll still get a grayish glass with reduced transmission.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·23 天前“Burning it out” still leaves contamination. You need to remove it.
As long as it hasn’t been coloured I believe.
This might seem like a dumb question but couldn’t you burn the color out during the recycling process?
It’s metal ions. You can compensate for iron with manganese, but you’ll still get a grayish glass with reduced transmission.
This makes sense. Thank you
“Burning it out” still leaves contamination. You need to remove it.