TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INSTRUMENTATION AND TESTING - Preferred System: The system further comprises: the catalytic reactor being positioned such that the temperature of the hydrogen-rich reformate gas maintains the temperature of the catalytic reactor; and a combustion reactor integrated with the fuel reforming reactor that uses the off-gas stream to provide thermal energy to the fuel reforming reactor; the combustion reactor having a combustion exhaust gas at greater than 150degreesC exiting the combustion reactor, and where the catalytic reactor is positioned such that the temperature of the exhaust gas maintains the temperature of the catalytic reactor. The system further comprises: a secondary purification stage downstream of the PSA unit and the catalytic reactor where the secondary purification stage has a water adsorbent material bed that adsorbs the water vapor H2O; and a hydrogen absorbent material downstream of the water absorbent material that absorbs hydrogen gas preferentially, thus concentrating the non-hydrogen components, such as methane, into an exhaust stream that exits the bed, where the absorbed hydrogen gas is then desorbed to create an exiting very pure hydrogen stream. The system further comprises: a secondary purification stage downstream of the PSA unit and the catalytic reactor where the secondary purification stage has a water adsorbent material bed that adsorbs the water vapor; and a hydrogen absorbent material downstream of the water absorbent material that absorbs hydrogen gas preferentially, thus concentrating the non-hydrogen components, such as methane, into an exhaust stream that exits the bed, where the adsorbed hydrogen gas is then desorbed to create an exiting very pure hydrogen stream.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Method: The method further involves: positioning the catalytic reactor such that the temperature of the hydrogen-rich reformate gas maintains the temperature of the catalytic reactor. The method further involves: integrating the fuel reforming reactor with a combustion reactor that uses the off-gas stream to provide thermal energy to the fuel reforming reactor, the combustion reactor having a combustion exhaust gas (120) at greater than 150degreesC; and positioning the catalytic reactor such that the temperature of the exhaust gas maintains the temperature of the catalytic reactor. The method further involves: providing a secondary purification stage downstream of the PSA unit and the catalytic reactor, the secondary purification stage having a water adsorbent material bed that adsorbs the water; and concentrating non-hydrogen components into an exhaust stream exiting the bed by providing a hydrogen absorbent (or adsorbent) material downstream of the water absorbent material bed; and desorbing the absorbed hydrogen gas to generate a very pure hydrogen stream. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.