Structured catalyst arranged for catalyzing an endothermic reaction of a feed gas, said structured catalyst comprising a macroscopic structure of electrically conductive material, said macroscopic structure supporting a ceramic coating, wherein said ceramic coating supports a catalytically active material, wherein the electrically conductive material at least partly is a composite in the form of a homogenous mixture of an electrically conductive metallic material and a ceramic material, wherein the macroscopic structure at least partly is composed of two or more materials with different resistivities.

Array including a first and a second monolith of a structured catalyst for carrying out an endothermic reaction of a feed gas, wherein: a) the first and second monolith include a macroscopic structure of a first and second electrically conductive material; b) each of said first and second monoliths has a number of flow channels formed therein for conveying feed gas through the monoliths; c) the array includes at least a first and a second conductor electrically connected to said first and second monoliths, respectively, and to an electrical power supply, d) the first and second monolith are electrically connected by a monolith bridge; e) the array is configured to direct an electrical current to run from the first conductor through the first monolith to a second end, then through the bridge, and then through the second monolith to the second conductor.

According to one or more other aspects of the present disclosure, a system for reforming a liquid hydrocarbon fuel includes a mixing zone with a fuel intake fluidly coupled to a liquid hydrocarbon fuel source and an oxygen-containing gas intake fluidly coupled to an oxygen-containing gas source. The mixing zone further includes at least one atomizing nozzle and a fuel distribution zone downstream the at least on atomizing nozzle. The system also includes a catalyst reaction zone downstream the mixing zone, including a monolith block having a plurality of flow channels defined by monolith walls and a reforming catalyst coated onto the monolith walls. The atomizing nozzle generates a plurality of droplets comprising the liquid hydrocarbon fuel suspended in oxygen-containing gas. The fuel distribution zone distributes the plurality of droplets to each of the plurality of flow channels to contact the reforming catalyst including N-hydroxyphthalimide.

According to one or more other aspects of the present disclosure, a system for reforming a liquid hydrocarbon fuel includes a mixing zone with a fuel intake fluidly coupled to a liquid hydrocarbon fuel source and an oxygen-containing gas intake fluidly coupled to an oxygen-containing gas source. The mixing zone further includes at least one atomizing nozzle and a fuel distribution zone downstream the at least on atomizing nozzle. The system also includes a catalyst reaction zone downstream the mixing zone, including a monolith block having a plurality of flow channels defined by monolith walls and a reforming catalyst coated onto the monolith walls. The atomizing nozzle generates a plurality of droplets comprising the liquid hydrocarbon fuel suspended in oxygen-containing gas. The fuel distribution zone distributes the plurality of droplets to each of the plurality of flow channels to contact the reforming catalyst including N-hydroxyphthalimide.

Array including a first and a second monolith of a structured catalyst for carrying out an endothermic reaction of a feed gas, wherein: a) the first and second monolith include a macroscopic structure of a first and second electrically conductive material; b) each of said first and second monoliths has a number of flow channels formed therein for conveying feed gas through the monoliths; c) the array includes at least a first and a second conductor electrically connected to said first and second monoliths, respectively, and to an electrical power supply, d) the first and second monolith are electrically connected by a monolith bridge; e) the array is configured to direct an electrical current to run from the first conductor through the first monolith to a second end, then through the bridge, and then through the second monolith to the second conductor.