Koch Specialty Catalyst Services (Koch-Cat) is a full service catalytic reactor specialty contractor whose core personnel have over 110 years of combined experience in the catalyst handling industry.  Our personnel, company owned equipment and expertise provide the capabilities to minimize downtime unloading and loading Fixed Bed, Axial Flow, Radial Flow and Tubular Reactors.

Koch-Cat's safety program provides our personnel with thorough training and certification in accordance with established OSHA and NIOSH standards. Koch-Cat’s commitment is to provide safe, efficient, and economically planned and executed turn-arounds. 

Areas of Experience:

  • Catalyst_Reactor.jpg (24871 bytes) Multi-stage hydrocracking residual refining
  • Catalytic Reforming, CCR (radial & axial flow)
  • N-paraffin and Paraxylene multi-bed UOP processes
  • MTBE, Catofin and UOP processes
  • Hydrotreating, Isomerization, Hydrogen Desulfurization,
    Alkylation, FCCU & SRU
  • Ammonia Synthesis, HTS, LTS, Converters and
    Primary and Secondary Reformers
  • Ethylene and Styrene manufacturing facilities
    Ethylene Oxide, Acrylic Acid, VCM, Phthalic Anhydride and Vinyl Acetate

Company Owned Equipment:

  • NIOSH Certified Life Support Systems (for IDLH Entry)
  • Automated Tubular Reactor Loading System
  • High Volume Catalyst Vacuum Units
  • Loading Hoppers
  • Screening Units
  • Dust Control Units
  • Cyclone Separators

Core Competencies:

  • Catalyst Removal (Dumping or Vacuuming)
  • Catalyst Screening
  • Catalyst Handling/Loading
  • Inert (IDLH) Confined Space Entry
  • Inert (IDLH) Confined Space Rescue
  • Inert (IDLH) Video Inspections
  • Inspect, Repair, Modify Reactor Internals