Upcycling silicon from End-of-Life photovoltaic panels to a heterogeneous catalyst for the Mizoroki–Heck cross-coupling

Key Points

• The aim is to develop a method for using silicon from end-of-life solar panels as a catalyst support in chemical reactions.
• Propose a waste-to-wealth approach for silicon from EoL photovoltaic panels
• Develop Pd nanoparticle-based catalytic systems using reclaimed silicon
• Evaluate the catalytic efficiency of the newly developed system
• Silicon effectively supports Pd nanoparticles
• Demonstrated successful performance in Mizoroki-Heck cross-coupling reactions
• Supports the idea of a circular economy in managing solar panel waste

Abstract