Abstract: An apparatus and method for transporting used, damaged, or defective galvanic cells while impeding and combating safety-critical states of the galvanic cells, in particular lithium-ion-based cells and/or lithium-ion polymer cells, includes an outer container, which defines a space, an inner container being arranged in the space. The inner container has spacers in order to maintain a distance from the bottom and inner faces of the outer container, an accommodating container for accommodating at least on galvanic cell being arranged in the inner container, free intermediate spaces being filled with a fire protection agent composed of inert, non-conductive, non-flammable, absorbent hollow glass granular material.

Abstract: Apparatus for transporting used, damaged or defective electrochemical cells while preventing and controlling safety-critical states of the electrochemical cells, such as lithium ion-based cells and/or lithium ion polymer cells, having an outer surrounding wall, a base and a cover which can be closed, which surrounding wall, base and cover define a chamber between them. An intermediate chamber is filled with a fire-retardant material which is composed of only inert, non-conductive and non-combustible and absorbent hollow glass granules as bulk material, and a basket which is permeable to the fire-retardant material is arranged in the chamber for receiving an electrochemical cell.