Silver Recovery & Refining
Silver is the most electrically and thermally conductive metal, recovered from electronics, photovoltaics, and industrial residues. Viyanmani refines silver to 99.9%+ purity for reuse across industry.
What is Silver?
Silver (Ag, atomic number 47) has the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any element and strong antimicrobial and reflective properties.
It is essential to solar photovoltaics, electronics, brazing alloys, and medical applications.
Silver is widely dispersed through modern products, making organized recovery from scrap and residues an important secondary supply source.
Industries using Silver
Silver applications
- Conductive pastes and contacts in solar photovoltaic cells
- Electrical contacts, connectors, and printed electronics
- Brazing and soldering alloys
- Antimicrobial coatings and medical devices
- Jewellery, silverware, and mirrors
Recovering and refining Silver
Our integrated route recovers Silver from secondary materials and refines it to 99.9%+ purity.
Recovery Process
Silver is recovered from electronic scrap, spent photographic and plating solutions, brazing residues, and manufacturing sweeps. Feed is assayed to determine silver content prior to processing.
Extraction Process
Silver is dissolved and separated from base metals in solution, or recovered electrolytically depending on the feed, concentrating it ahead of final refining.
Recycling Process
Recycling returns silver from photovoltaics, electronics, and industrial residues to refined metal for reuse, easing pressure on primary mining and capturing value from dispersed waste streams.
Purification
Silver is purified through precipitation or electrolytic (Moebius) refining to 99.9%+ purity, then cast into grain or bars and certified by assay.
Why refine Silver with Viyanmani
- 99.9%+ refined purity via chemical and electrolytic routes
- Recovery from diverse feeds including solar and photographic residues
- Accurate assay-based valuation and transparent settlement
- Secure, environmentally responsible processing
Silver and sustainability
- Reduces demand for energy- and water-intensive silver mining
- Recovers silver from fast-growing photovoltaic waste streams
- Keeps a critical industrial metal in circulation
Silver questions, answered
Common questions about how Silver is recovered, recycled, and refined.
Electronic scrap, end-of-life solar photovoltaic cells, spent plating and photographic solutions, brazing residues, and manufacturing sweeps are the primary secondary sources of silver.
Other metals we refine
Recover Silver from your materials
Talk to our specialists about recovering and refining Silver from your spent catalysts, scrap, or residues.