TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The metal is selected from Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt and/or Re. The catalyst comprises rhodium, and further comprises a lanthanide metal or lanthanide metal oxide.The reaction zone contains a catalyst comprising a metal selected from Rh, Ni, Ir, and/or Ru.The first reaction zone comprises a partial oxidation catalyst. The partial oxidation reaction catalyst comprises a metal selected from Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt and/or Re. The endothermic reaction is catalyzed by a metal selected from nickel, rhodium, chromium and/or copper.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INSTRUMENTATION AND TESTING - Preferred Components: The device for reacting comprises a catalytic partial oxidation zone. The device for allowing the selective permeation of the hydrogen performs a physical separation of the produced hydrogen; performs an electrochemical separation of the produced hydrogen. In the apparatus, the first and second non-catalytic selectively hydrogen permeable membranes are inorganic membranes. In the apparatus, the first reaction zone comprises a self-sustaining reaction, heat source or partial oxidation catalyst; and the second reaction zone comprises a heat sink or reforming catalyst. In the apparatus, the first and second reaction zones produce hydrogen; the first reaction zone produces heat. In the apparatus, the first reaction zone is suitable for passing a reactant gas at a gas hourly space velocity is 50000 - 25000000 hour-1.Preferred System: The system further comprises a device for reacting a gas comprising an organic compound with at least a portion of the produced heat to form hydrogen or reforming zone. Preferred Apparatus: The apparatus further comprises a dividing element between the first and second reaction zone. The dividing element allows heat transfer from one reaction zone to the other reaction zone or prevents fluid communication between the first and second reaction zones.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Method: The non-catalytic selective hydrogen permeable membrane at least partially encloses the reaction zone.The reaction in step (2) involves: a catalytic partial oxidation reaction; and further produces carbon monoxide. The catalytic partial oxidation reaction is catalyzed by catalyst containing a metal.The method further involves passing at least a portion of the produced carbon monoxide over a water gas shift catalyst under conversion promoting conditions so as to convert CO in the presence of water to carbon dioxide and hydrogen.The step (2) involves:(a1) feeding an oxidant containing O2; and(a2) reacting the organic compound with O2 in the reaction zone to produce hydrogen and heat in the reaction zone; and further involves:(b1) stopping feed of oxidant containing O2;(b2) feeding a second oxidant containing water and/or carbon dioxide; and (b3) reacting the organic compound with the second oxidant in the reaction zone with some of the heat produced in step (b2) to produce hydrogen in the reaction zone.The step (3) is performed in the presence of at least a portion of the produced heat from step (2) and involves continuously permeating at least a portion of the hydrogen from the reaction zone through the non-catalytic selective hydrogen permeable membrane. The collected hydrogen is used as a fuel to power a fuel cell.The step (3) is performed in the presence of at least a portion of the produced heat from the step (2). The method involves:(i) providing a reactor comprising a first reaction zone, second reaction zone, and hydrogen collection zone (where the first reaction zone is at least partially in thermal contact with the second reaction zone);(ii) reacting an organic feed with an oxidant containing molecular oxygen in the first reaction zone so as to produce heat and hydrogen in the first reaction zone (where at least a portion of the produced heat is transferred to the second reaction zone);(iii) allowing at least a portion of the hydrogen from the first reaction zone to permeate through a first non-catalytic selective hydrogen permeable membrane; collecting the hydrogen that permeates through the first selective hydrogen permeable membrane into a hydrogen collection zone;(iv) reacting a feed with at least a portion of the transferred heat so as to produce hydrogen in the second reaction zone; and allowing at least a portion of the hydrogen produced in the second reaction zone to permeate through a second non-catalytic hydrogen permeable membrane into a hydrogen collection zone. The second reaction zone surrounds the first reaction zone.Preferred Components: The organic feed and in the system the gas comprises at least one compound selected from 1-4C hydrocarbon, alcohol, sugar, and/or glycol-containing compound or primarily methane (preferably 1-4C hydrocarbon). The second reaction zone comprises a reforming reaction.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The metal is selected from Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt and/or Re. The catalyst comprises rhodium, and further comprises a lanthanide metal or lanthanide metal oxide.The reaction zone contains a catalyst comprising a metal selected from Rh, Ni, Ir, and/or Ru.The first reaction zone comprises a partial oxidation catalyst. The partial oxidation reaction catalyst comprises a metal selected from Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt and/or Re. The endothermic reaction is catalyzed by a metal selected from nickel, rhodium, chromium and/or copper.