In the present work, the feasibility of producing and simultaneously separating hydrogen from coal steam gasification (CSG) in a protonic ceramic membrane reactor (PCMR) is demonstrated. A Cu/BZCY81/Ni-BZCY72 tubular cell was employed as the PCMR for the studies. Saturated steam was fed over a mixture of powdered carbon black and K2CO3 gasification catalyst, which was in contact with the Cu anode. At 600-700 degrees C, the electrochemical separation of generated H-2 from the gasification chamber (anode) was found to enhance the reaction rate to H-2 and CO2 by up to 60%. This novel approach to the steam gasification of carbon holds promise for the production of high purity H-2 from coal-or biomass-based electrochemical processes at much lower operation temperatures, compared to the conventional thermochemical methods.