摘要:
The invention relates to the generation of hydrogen for operating fuel cells in aircraft, wherein hydrogen is generated by reacting hydrogenated polysilanes (HPS) with water in a reaction chamber. The reaction chamber comprises a feed device and a discharge device. Hydrogenated polysilanes are higher silanes that are safe to handle and are particularly suitable for use as hydrogen carriers in aircraft. In addition, HPS can be used to produce very pure hydrogen, wherein the hydrogen can be conducted via the discharge device directly, without an intermediate step, into a fuel cell, for example into a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell. In order to expedite the hydrolysis in the reaction chamber, the reaction can take place in alkaline medium and/or in the presence of catalysts.