Manufacture of hydrogen

The demand for hydrogen is ever growing, with major applications in refinery use and as component in synthesis gas for manufacture of methanol, ammonia and GTL products. Fuel cell applications represent an emerging market, and a hydrogen economy with a hydrogen fuelled automotive sector could result in a large demand for hydrogen. Recent developments in hydrogen manufacture by steam reforming focusing on energy efficiency and steam reformer development are presented together with challenges for the future integration with fuel cell applications and issues surrounding CO2 sequestration.