This chapter starts with a brief description of existing fuel cell technology, centralized and distributed hydrogen production, and an introduction to Pd-based membrane technology. It presents an in-depth discussion on some of the main issues related to hydrogen production from various primary fuels...

Hydrogen is one of the most important chemicals used in industry today. In addition, hydrogen is prospected as an energy carrier for the future, since the energy contained in the molecule can be efficiently converted to electric energy in fuel cells for different applications. Different requirements...