Arizona State University, in collaboration with Media and Processes Technology Inc., the University of Cincinnati, and Nexant Inc., will develop a bench-scale zeolite membrane reactor for water-gas shift (WGS) reaction with carbon dioxide (CO₂) capture. The project is based on the previous successful lab-scale validation of a stable, hydrogen (H₂) semi-permeable MFI-type zeolite membrane reactor. The research includes scaling up the synthesis of zeolite membrane tubes; design and fabrication of the membrane reactor modules; testing bench-scale zeolite membrane reactors; and process design and techno-economic analysis of the membrane reactor integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) process. Once developed, the bench-scale zeolite membrane WGS reactor will be tested using raw synthesis gas (syngas) from a coal gasifier for H₂ production at a capacity equivalent to a 10 kWe IGCC power plant. The project goal is to develop a bench-scale zeolite membrane reactor with the capacity of producing 10 kg of H₂ per day, and to identify the operating conditions for a single-stage membrane reactor to produce a concentrated H₂ stream with carbon monoxide conversion higher than 99 percent, CO₂ capture greater than 90 percent, CO₂ purity greater than 95 percent, and a cost of CO₂ capture at less than $40/tonne of CO₂. The performance and cost-effectiveness of the membrane reactor process will be evaluated for use in a 550-MWe coal-burning IGCC plant for CO₂ capture.