APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an apparatus for producing hydrogen capable of reducing pressure drop of gas to suppress an energy loss by shortening the gas passage in a reforming catalyst serving also as a support that has comparatively large resistance in a unified reforming catalyst module.SOLUTION: The apparatus for producing hydrogen is composed of an inserted tube having a hollow part through which each of a feed gas and an offgas flows, the reforming catalyst serving also as a support installed on the outer peripheral surface of the inserted tube, and a hydrogen separation membrane on the outer peripheral surface of the reforming catalyst serving also as a support. A partition for dividing the hollow part of the inserted tube in the longitudinal direction is installed at the center of the cross section of the hollow part to form two hollow parts in the longitudinal direction. Feed gas blowing holes are disposed on the wall opposite to the partition in the longitudinal direction of one hollow part of the inserted tube, while offgas discharge holes are disposed on the wall opposite to the partition in the longitudinal direction of the other hollow part of the inserted tube.