A plant for producing hydrogen from scission of methane molecules with production of carbon dust includes a reactor having an inner chamber delimited by a holding wall. The reactor includes an inlet opening for feeding methane (CH4), an outlet opening for allowing hydrogen (H2) in gaseous form to flow out. A discharge opening is for discharging carbon dust (C) from the inner chamber through a sealing rotary valve. A refractory lining, and an electromagnetic induction heater are for heating the inner chamber of the reactor.

A system for producing hydrogen including a methane pyrolysis reactor, a solid-gas separator, and a downstream unit. The system includes a hydrogen and nitrogen feed upstream of the reactor that includes a tube reactor, a catalyst, a frit, and a heating mechanism. The system includes a first and second pressure gauge. A process for producing hydrogen including feeding a hydrogen stream to activate a catalyst, feeding a methane feed to a methane pyrolysis reactor, monitoring a differential pressure, feeding a nitrogen stream to purge the catalyst, feeding the methane pyrolysis product stream to a solid-gas separator, recovering the solid carbon byproduct, feeding a gas mixture stream into a downstream unit and recovering the separated hydrogen. A process for producing hydrogen using methane pyrolysis reactors by concurrently operating at least one of the reactors in a reaction mode and at least one of the reactors in a regeneration mode.

A system for producing hydrogen including a methane pyrolysis reactor, a solid-gas separator, and a downstream unit. The system includes a hydrogen and nitrogen feed upstream of the reactor that includes a tube reactor, a catalyst, a frit, and a heating mechanism. The system includes a first and second pressure gauge. A process for producing hydrogen including feeding a hydrogen stream to activate a catalyst, feeding a methane feed to a methane pyrolysis reactor, monitoring a differential pressure, feeding a nitrogen stream to purge the catalyst, feeding the methane pyrolysis product stream to a solid-gas separator, recovering the solid carbon byproduct, feeding a gas mixture stream into a downstream unit and recovering the separated hydrogen. A process for producing hydrogen using methane pyrolysis reactors by concurrently operating at least one of the reactors in a reaction mode and at least one of the reactors in a regeneration mode.