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In a process for the production of hydrogen-rich gas from a fuel gas containing carbon monoxide and other components, the fuel gas is contacted in a formate synthesis zone with an aqueous solution containing sodium or potassium carbonate and/or bicarbonate under conditions effective to produce an ef

In a process for the production of hydrogen-rich gas from a fuel gas containing carbon monoxide and other components, the fuel gas is contacted in a formate synthesis zone with an aqueous solution containing sodium or potassium carbonate and/or bicarbonate under conditions effective to produce an effluent aqueous solution of the corresponding formate and an effluent gas containing the other components of the fuel gas. The aqueous formate solution is thereafter subjected to catalytic decomposition in a formate decomposition zone under conditions effective to produce a hydrogen-righ gas and an aqueous solution which consists essentially of carbonate and/or bicarbonate solution.

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In a process for the production of a hydrogen-rich gas from a fuel gas containing carbon monoxide and nitrogen or methane or both, the process consisting essentially of; (a) contacting said fuel gas with an aqueous absorbing solution which contains sodium or potassium bicarbonate and carbonate under

In a process for the production of a hydrogen-rich gas from a fuel gas containing carbon monoxide and nitrogen or methane or both, the process consisting essentially of; (a) contacting said fuel gas with an aqueous absorbing solution which contains sodium or potassium bicarbonate and carbonate under formate synthesis conditions of a temperature in the range of 400°-600°F. and a pressure in the range of 20 to 150 atm., whereby an aqueous solution which contains principally formate is produced; and thereafter (b) heating the aqueous formate-containing solution produced in step (a) to decompose the formate to produce a hydrogen-rich gas and regenerate said aqueous absorbing solution, the improvement comprising; heating said aqueous formate-containing solution in contact with a catalyst, said catalyst consisting essentially of at least one member selected from the group consisting of molybdenum and tungsten metals and their oxides and sulfides supported on an alkali resistant base.