Due to the advantages of thin-film PV module including low
production costs and the low energy and materials demands during production, it is considered to be more and more dominant in the PV market [22]. Therefore, recycling technologies of thin- film PV modules are gaining importance, especially concerning the risk of potential supply shortages of typical thin-film PV module materials such as silver, indium, selenium, tellurium, germanium, gallium and cadmium.