A process is provided for reforming a hydrocarbon with carbon dioxide
using a selectively permeable membrane reactor including a catalyst for
accelerating a chemical reaction and a selectively permeable membrane
exhibiting selective permeability, wherein a carbon dioxide reforming
reaction of the hydrocarbon is accelerated by the catalyst to produce
reaction products, and a specific component among the reaction products
is allowed to pass through the selectively permeable membrane so specific
component is selectively separated. The process includes the steps of
adding steam to a raw material gas containing the hydrocarbon and the
carbon dioxide and supplying the raw material gas mixture to the
selectively permeable membrane reactor.