The use of coal, an abundant and economical energy source, to produce a clean hydrogen fuel with near-zero emission would reduce our reliance on imported oil and enhance our energy security. A membrane process that can consolidate the hydrogen production process is the most economical approach to improve the production efficiency and reduce the cost. This project will develop a high surface area membrane reactor that has high capacity, high selectivity for hydrogen separation, and high resistance to contaminants of coal derived gas at high pressure and temperature operating conditions. The approach is to select the membrane materials that meet these criteria, and demonstrate the membrane reactor to achieve the stated targets. The optimized operating conditions of the proposed membrane reactor will be demonstrated in Phase I. This will be followed by the integration of the hydrogen separation with WGS reaction for the process intensification in Phase II.