Sarix recovers silver and copper from end-of-life solar panels with low-temperature electrochemistry, as separate, high-purity metals.
Solar panel waste expected worldwide by 2050.
Panel waste in Australia by the mid-2030s.
Recoverable material value worldwide by 2050 (US$).
Most recycling keeps the glass and aluminium. The silver and copper, the most valuable part of a panel, are lost or sent to smelters.
Sources: IRENA & IEA-PVPS (2016); UNSW/ACAP scoping study (2024).
Electricity does the separating. Each metal plates out at its own potential.
Cells and ribbons are separated from glass, frame and polymer.
A low-temperature leach takes silver and copper into solution.
Controlled-potential electrowinning recovers silver first, then copper.
Follow the metals through the line: panel layers, low-temperature leach, then two electrowinning cells that plate silver and copper separately.
The full line, from end-of-life panel to separate silver and copper.
Process temperature. No furnace, no smelter.
Recovered as separate, high-purity metals.
Tanks sized for collection depots, not refineries.
Built to run on renewable power.