Patent ID: 7754371

Claim:
A fuel cell disassembly method of disassembling a fuel cell where a pair of separators arranged across an electrode assembly are bonded to each other via an adhesive layer, said fuel cell disassembly method comprising: a separation facilitating step of causing external heating means to apply heat to the adhesive layer, so as to soften or melt the adhesive layer and thereby facilitate separation of the pair of separators from each other; an external force application step of applying an external force by an external force application means in a direction of mutually parting the pair of separators, the external force application means in said separation facilitating step comprises a wedge-like member pressed in a direction of insertion into a gap between the pair of separators; and a heating step of heating the external force application means by the external heating means, wherein said separation facilitating step inserts the external force application means into the gap between the pair of separators, while the external force application means is heated by the external heating means.