Global Patent Index - EP 2038954 A2

EP 2038954 A2 20090325 - SILANE-OPERATED FUEL CELL

Title (en)

SILANE-OPERATED FUEL CELL

Title (de)

SILANBETRIEBENE BRENNSTOFFZELLE

Title (fr)

PILE À COMBUSTIBLE FONCTIONNANT AU SILANE

Publication

EP 2038954 A2 20090325 (DE)

Application

EP 07785579 A 20070628

Priority

  • DE 2007001146 W 20070628
  • DE 102006030798 A 20060630

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2008000241A2] Silanes are used for coating with silicon, among other things, and are also used as an energy source that is burned with air. Hydrogen is wasted in the first case while silicon is wasted in the second case. According to the invention, silane is used for supplying hydrogen and purifying silicon during pyrolysis, preferably for operating fuel cells by means of hydrogen.

IPC 8 full level

H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C01B 3/04 (2013.01); C01B 33/037 (2013.01); H01M 8/04007 (2013.01); H01M 8/0606 (2013.01); H01M 2250/10 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01); Y02B 90/10 (2013.01); Y02E 60/36 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01); Y02T 90/40 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2008000241A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

DE 102006030798 A1 20080103; DE 102006030798 B4 20090402; EP 2038954 A2 20090325; WO 2008000241 A2 20080103; WO 2008000241 A3 20080327

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 102006030798 A 20060630; DE 2007001146 W 20070628; EP 07785579 A 20070628