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efficiency. While process intensification from an industrial point of view needs
more efforts to tackle the problems of scaling up among others, but holy grail to the
current challenge lies in increasing the lifetime of catalyst and product selectivity by
tuning the physicochemical properties of nanoporous zeolite/zeotype frameworks.
Surely, the problem is complex owing to many parameters affecting the synthesis
and subsequently obtaining details of molecular dynamics occurring within the
pores, channels, and cages. It hints toward developing the synergistic approach of
research to find a commercially viable catalyst for the problem of interest. To this
end, the discussion in the chapter will help readers to gain the perspective necessary
for catalyst design for MTO which pervades other reaction systems as well. The aim
was to envision the discussion from the prism of catalyst triad—structure-propertyperformance—and bring a unison in thought process towards the rational design of
MTO catalysts.
Acknowledgments I am grateful for discussion with Humam Faruqi, Aditya Pandit, and Kunika
Nasier which proved prudent for this book chapter.
Additional Information Publisher’s note: Springer Nature remains neutral regarding jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Correspondence and requests for
materials should be addressed to Manjesh Kumar (manjeshkumar@chemical.iitd.ac.in).
Competing Financial Interests The authors declare no competing financial interests.
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catalysts. Adv Mater 31:1902181. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201902181
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catalysts in methanol-to-olefin conversion. Natl Sci Rev 5:542. https://doi.org/10.1093/
nsr/nwx103
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ZSM-5/SAPO-34 composite catalyst for MTO reaction. J Phys Chem Solids 71:600. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2009.12.046
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https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acat.2017.10.002
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Microporous Mesoporous Mater 29:3–48
9. Zhu LT, Ma WY, Luo ZH (2018) Influence of distributed pore size and porosity on MTO
catalyst particle performance: modeling and simulation. Chem Eng Res Des 137:141. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2018.07.005
Shifting Trend of Rational Design Heuristics for Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) Catalysts
efficiency. While process intensification from an industrial point of view needs
more efforts to tackle the problems of scaling up among others, but holy grail to the
current challenge lies in increasing the lifetime of catalyst and product selectivity by
tuning the physicochemical properties of nanoporous zeolite/zeotype frameworks.
Surely, the problem is complex owing to many parameters affecting the synthesis
and subsequently obtaining details of molecular dynamics occurring within the
pores, channels, and cages. It hints toward developing the synergistic approach of
research to find a commercially viable catalyst for the problem of interest. To this
end, the discussion in the chapter will help readers to gain the perspective necessary
for catalyst design for MTO which pervades other reaction systems as well. The aim
was to envision the discussion from the prism of catalyst triad—structure-propertyperformance—and bring a unison in thought process towards the rational design of
MTO catalysts.
Acknowledgments I am grateful for discussion with Humam Faruqi, Aditya Pandit, and Kunika
Nasier which proved prudent for this book chapter.
Additional Information Publisher’s note: Springer Nature remains neutral regarding jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Correspondence and requests for
materials should be addressed to Manjesh Kumar (manjeshkumar@chemical.iitd.ac.in).
Competing Financial Interests The authors declare no competing financial interests.
References
1. Kvisle S et al (2008) Methanol-to-hydrocarbons. In: Handbook of heterogeneous catalysis.
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527610044.hetcat0149
2. (2016) The changing landscape of hydrocarbon feedstocks for chemical production: implications for catalysis. Focus Catal 2016:7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focat.2016.08.041
3. Yang M, Fan D, Wei Y, Tian P, Liu Z (2019) Recent progress in methanol-to-olefins (MTO)
catalysts. Adv Mater 31:1902181. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201902181
4. Sun Q, Xie Z, Yu J (2018) The state-of-the-art synthetic strategies for SAPO-34 zeolite
catalysts in methanol-to-olefin conversion. Natl Sci Rev 5:542. https://doi.org/10.1093/
nsr/nwx103
5. Chae HJ, Song YH, Jeong KE, Kim CU, Jeong SY (2010) Physicochemical characteristics of
ZSM-5/SAPO-34 composite catalyst for MTO reaction. J Phys Chem Solids 71:600. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2009.12.046
6. Xu S et al (2017) Advances in catalysis for methanol-to-olefins conversion. Adv Catal.
https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acat.2017.10.002
7. Tian P, Wei Y, Ye M, Liu Z (2015) Methanol to olefins (MTO): from fundamentals to commercialization. ACS Catal 5:1922. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.5b00007
8. Stöcker M (1999) Methanol-to-hydrocarbons: catalytic materials and their behavior.
Microporous Mesoporous Mater 29:3–48
9. Zhu LT, Ma WY, Luo ZH (2018) Influence of distributed pore size and porosity on MTO
catalyst particle performance: modeling and simulation. Chem Eng Res Des 137:141. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2018.07.005
Shifting Trend of Rational Design Heuristics for Methanol-to-Olefins (MTO) Catalysts