The catalytic steam reforming of tars was conducted using the electrically heating catalyst (EHC) system, having a fast start-up and shutdown advantages as an advanced approach. A compact EHC unit was prepared by the washcoating method using a NiO/MgO/γ-Al₂O₃ (NMA) catalyst slurry on thermally treated Fe-Cr alloy monolithic substrates. The catalyst slurry (0.0252 g of NMA) was successfully deposited on the substrate's unit gram. The desired reaction temperature (700 – 750 ̊C) could be reached within 20 sec by supplying about 200 – 300 watts (70 – 80 A) to the EHC unit. Carbon conversion in benzene steam reforming (BSR) was 102%, and the gas productivity was 89.3 % in the EHC system at 750 ̊C. The EHC system is one of the effective ways for the BSR in controlling coke formation, compared with the results of the BSR in the conventional fixed-bed system. It is also suggested that some parts should be modified and further investigated to scale up the EHC system successfully.

焦油的催化蒸汽重整是使用电加热催化剂（EHC）系统进行的，该系统具有快速启动和关闭的优点，是一种先进的方法。一种紧凑EHC单元的制备是通过使用氧化镍/氧化镁/γ-Al系的洗涂法₂ ö ₃（NMA）催化剂浆料在热处理过的Fe-Cr合金整体基材上。将催化剂浆液（0.0252 g NMA）成功沉积在基材的单位克上。通过为EHC单元提供约200 – 300瓦（70 – 80 A），可以在20秒内达到所需的反应温度（700 –750̊C）。苯蒸汽重整（BSR）中的碳转化率为102％，在750°C的EHC系统中，气体生产率为89.3％。与常规固定床系统中的BSR结果相比，EHC系统是BSR控制焦炭形成的有效方法之一。还建议对某些部分进行修改并进一步研究，以成功扩大EHC系统。