New Delhi: NTPC Limited has developed a catalyst to produce methanol using gases emitted from fossil-fired power plant, an official statement said Wednesday.

The catalyst has been developed by NTPC in collaboration with Indian Institute of Petroleum, the power ministry said.

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CO₂ mitigation is one of a critical challenge faced by fossil-fired power plant. Therefore, capturing CO₂ from the flue gas and converting it to valuable fuel and chemicals is in focus, globally.

"NTPC Ltd develops indigenous catalyst for methanol production from flue gas CO₂ in collaboration with Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun," it said.

The purity of methanol produced by this catalyst is more than 99 percent, the ministry said.

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