TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The cooler stream is an air stream.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - METALLURGY - Preferred Apparatus: The hydrogen-selective membrane comprises palladium and palladium alloy.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The feedstock comprises water and at least alcohol and a hydrocarbon.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Process: The process further comprises heating the reforming catalyst bed to 200-700degreesC. It further comprises combusting the byproduct stream with air to heat and maintain the reforming catalyst bed at 200-700degreesC. The reforming feedstock is preheated before the reacting step by heat exchange with the product and exhaust streams from the combustion chamber. The reforming product stream is partially quenched before delivery to the hydrogen purification module.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - Preferred Apparatus: The reformer further includes a combustion chamber to receive and combust a fuel stream with air to generate heat for heating the reformer. It receives a liquid-phase feedstock and vaporize it before delivery to the reforming catalyst bed. It includes a conduit through which the feedstock is passed before delivery to the reforming catalyst bed and while in the conduit, the feedstock is maintained free from contact with a combustion chamber. It includes a vaporization region through which the feedstock is received and vaporized before entering the reforming region. EXAMPLE - The fuel processor was operated using methanol/water mix as feed which was prepared by mixing 45 mL methanol with 180 mL deionized water. It was heated at 200-300degreesC. The solution was pumped into the processor at 200 psig. The feed was vaporized to produce hydrogen-rich reformate. Hydrogen was extracted from the reformate. Hydrogen-depleted raffinate was combusted in a fuel processor heated at 300-350degreesC. Analysis of the product hydrogen confirmed less than 10 ppm Co and less than 10 ppm CO2.