Hydrogen generation

MRT has developed a proven, proprietary technology to generate low-cost, high-purity hydrogen more efficiently than conventional methods of steam-methane reforming natural gas.

Based on patented fluidized-bed membrane reactor(FBMR) technology, the process combines hydrocarbon reforming, shift conversion and hydrogen purification in a single step.

MRT has completed a number of successful demonstration projects where FBMR reactors have produced pure hydrogen.  One unit was supplied to Tokyo Gas, giving improved performance in comparison with fixed bed membrane reformers.  Another unit will soon be provided to BOC in a project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.  MRT is also working to combine sorbent-enhanced reforming, with calcined limestone capture of CO₂, with membrane-enhanced reforming.  This combination can contribute to improved reforming efficiency, greenhouse gas capture and better energy integration.


Hydrogen Purification and Recovery

Based on its proprietary membrane technology and capitalising on its recent scientific and practical advances, MRT has developed the HydRec™ family of hydrogen purifiers and concentrators.  These devices allow hydrogen users to upgrade bulk industrial hydrogen to 99.999% (or ‘5 nines’) purity and beyond in a cost-effective, reliable way. This  “Purity Security™” can save money and reduce the risk of process upsets due to contamination of hydrogen supply. 

MRT’s Purity Security™ also works to enhance the utility of hydrogen-rich streams at high temperatures, by upgrading lower cost, bulk-grade hydrogen to ultra-pure hydrogen in one simple, cost-effective step.  MRT’s HydRec™ E prototype is now undergoing trials in real-life situations to prove its performance.  MRT’s HydRec™ family of hydrogen recovery units recover hydrogen from mixed gas streams such as Town Gas, or refinery fuel gas, and then upgrade it from a combustible gas to a valuable chemical or fuel cell fuel. 

MRT’s technology delivers low cost, pure hydrogen at the point of use.




If it's more hydrogen you need, here is an integrated generation system that warrants your close attention. MRT's patented membrane reactor technology delivers low-cost, high-purity hydrogen, and more of it too. It can beat the cost of delivered hydrogen and is more efficient than conventional hydrocarbon reformers, surpassing their output of hydrogen per unit input of methane.

Everyday, tons of hydrogen are consumed around the world, through the combustion of mixed gases in industrial and domestic applications.  MRT’s proprietary membrane technology recovers hydrogen from these mixed gases, to maximize the global supply.