In Solar Panel Recycling Plant, How to Effectively Separate Silicon Wafers and Glass? Through extensive testing, we have found that pyrolysis technology outperforms mechanical crushing in separating silicon wafers and glass materials. The end-of-life solar panels must first be processed to remove the junction box and aluminum frame. The panels are then fed into the pyrolysis furnace, where they are heated to high temperatures. This heat decomposes the ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulant, ca