NOVELTY - Production of hydrogen involves: providing a reactor containing a non-catalytic selective hydrogen permeable membrane and reaction zone (r1) (where the hydrogen permeable membrane is at least partially in thermal contact with (r1)); reacting a feed containing an organic compound with oxidant containing molecular oxygen in (r1) to produce hydrogen and heat in (r1), followed by collecting the hydrogen that permeates through the hydrogen membrane.    USE - For the production of hydrogen, which is used as a fuel to power a fuel cell (claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method produces hydrogen where the catalytic membranes do not have difficulty in activating the membranes, the propensity for carbon formation on the membrane, and do not have the difficulty in regenerating the catalytic component of the membrane. The method provides number of different configurations of the overall gas to liquid conversion process.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - Production of hydrogen involves:    (1) providing a reactor comprising a non-catalytic selective hydrogen permeable membrane and a reaction zone (r1). The non-catalytic selective hydrogen permeable membrane is at least partially in thermal contact with (r1);    (2) reacting a feed containing an organic compound with an oxidant containing molecular oxygen in (r1) to produce hydrogen and heat in (r1);    (3) allowing at least a portion of the hydrogen from (r1) to permeate from (r1) through the non-catalytic selective hydrogen permeable membrane; and    (4) collecting the hydrogen that permeates through the selective hydrogen permeable membrane.    INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for:    (A) a system for producing hydrogen comprises a device for reacting a gas containing an organic compound to produce heat and a product containing hydrogen; hydrogen recovery zone; and device for allowing the selective permeation of at least a portion of the produced hydrogen in the presence of at least a portion of the produced heat into the hydrogen recovery zone. The device for allowing the selective permeation is at least partially in thermal contact with the device for reacting; and    (B) an apparatus for the production of hydrogen comprises a first reaction zone, first non-catalytic selectively hydrogen permeable membrane at least partially in fluid and thermal contact with the first reaction zone, second reaction zone, second non-catalytic selectively hydrogen permeable membrane at least partially in fluid and thermal contact with the second reaction zone, and at least one hydrogen collection zone at least partially in fluid contact with the first and second non-catalytic selectively hydrogen permeable membranes. The second reaction zone being at least partially in thermal contact with the first reaction zone