ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,964, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to NUOVA RAECYCLE S.R.L. (Syracuse, Italy).
"Method for recycling scrap glass from exhausted photovoltaic panels" was invented by Giovanni Modica (Syracuse, Italy) and Piervittorio Luigi Trebucchi (Syracuse, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for recycling glass scrap from exhausted photovoltaic panels containing organic and substantially lead-free contaminants which allows obtaining industrial-degree liquid sodium silicates and mixed inorganic silicates insoluble in water and in alkaline solutions having a high number of industrial applications. The embodiments also relate to soluble a...