As a new type of clean, carbon?free, sustainable and efficient energy source, hydrogen has great potential in the future energy mix. Hydrogen purification by pressure swing adsorption is the main separation technology for hydrogen production with high purity, low energy consumption and high degree of automation. In this paper the progress in research and application of pressure swing adsorption hydrogen production in theoretical simulation, process control optimization and adsorbent materials were critically reviewed, and the future development of pressure swing adsorption hydrogen production technology was prospected.