Catalyst Handling And Reactor Services

Gulf Industrial Services (GIS) provides catalyst handling solutions for the refining, petrochemical, and chemical industries. Our experienced team uses modern life-support systems and advanced equipment to perform turnkey catalyst change-outs, repairs, and upgrades for reactors and vessels, including component repairs and performance improvements under various operating conditions.

Committed to safety and training in confined-space and inert-entry work, GIS employs state-of-the-art life-support systems, semi-automated dry vacuum systems, and dense & sock-loading systems for faster, safer catalyst unloading and loading. We efficiently manage critical catalyst replacement projects for multi-bed, single-bed, tubular reactors, and reformers, etc.

Activities include:

• Unloading/loading pyrophoric catalyst in inert/toxic conditions
• Dense and sock catalyst loading
• Catalyst screening with nitrogen purge
• Reactor repairs/modifications
• Desiccant and molecular sieve bed replacement
• Tubular reactor catalyst replacement
• Reformer catalyst and tube replacement
• External/internal reformer tube cleaning & Automated tube inspections
• Passivation and soda ash cleaning
• Reactor cooling and purging