System for recording the traceability of metal recycling, enabling disclosure of CO2 emissions

Abstract

A system for recording the traceability of metal recycling, enabling the disclosure of CO2 emissions, comprises a servo system, a warehouse management system, a barcode identification device, and several standard packages, each connected to the servo system for signal transmission. Each standard package contains a label and is filled with a predetermined quantity of recycled material. Each standard package containing the recycled material is transported to the warehouse management system for storage. The barcode identification device scans the barcode of each standard package to obtain an access node of the servo system. The CO2 emission quantity at various stages of filling the standard packages with recycled material, transportation, and storage is recorded in a carbon data report of the servo system.

Description

Metal recovery and recycling production history system with carbon disclosure Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a metal recovery system, and in particular to a metal recovery and regeneration production system with carbon disclosure. Background Art

[0002] Oxford Dictionaries' 2019 keyword of the year was "climate emergency," signifying that global warming and the resulting extreme weather conditions are now widely recognized as a serious problem. Human economic activity is the primary culprit behind the current surge in greenhouse gases and the resulting greenhouse effect. Consequently, international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the Kyoto Protocol aim to achieve carbon neutrality within agreed timeframes, enabling industrial production and economic activities within domestic companies to achieve carbon neutrality. To achieve carbon neutrality and avoid increased operating costs from EU carbon taxes like the CBAM, many companies have begun reducing carbon emissions in their production processes.

[0003] While many companies want to comply with carbon emission reduction regulations, most lack sufficient knowledge and feel unsure about how to proceed. Most still engage in superficial practices like recycling materials, planting more trees, and using solar panels. A responsible company must first identify and assess the carbon emissions of all production processes, a process known as "carbon inventory." Unfortunately, while small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are aware of the need for inventory, their implementation of inventory within their supply chain is very limited, let alone inventory of recycled materials and recycling processes.

[0004] Summary of the Invention

[0005] In order to solve the technical problem that the existing industry lacks technology and resources for carbon inventory in the recycling material reprocessing process, resulting in the stagnation of related carbon reduction and inventory progress, and affecting the overall carbon neutrality progress, the present invention proposes a metal recycling and regeneration production history system with carbon disclosure, which includes a servo system and a warehouse management system, a bar code recognition device and a plurality of standard packages respectively connected to the servo system for signal transmission, each of the standard packages includes a label, wherein each of the standard packages is filled with a preset amount of recycled material, and each of the standard packages containing the recycled material is transported to the warehouse management system for storage, wherein the bar code recognition device scans the bar code of each standard package to obtain an access node of the servo system, and stores the carbon emissions of each stage of the filling, transportation, and storage of the recycled material in the standard packaging process in a carbon data report of the servo system.

[0006] It also includes an image capture device, which is connected to the servo system signal. The image capture device records real-time images of the recycled material at each stage of the filling, transportation, and storage of the standard packaging process, and stores them in the carbon data report of the servo system.

[0007] When each standard package is filled with the preset amount of recycled material, a standard current price is recorded in the carbon data report.

[0008] The metal recovery and regeneration production history system with carbon disclosure uses a detection device to obtain a physical or chemical quantity detection result of the recycled material to determine a purity level and generate a level compensation.

[0009] Among them, the metal recycling and regeneration production history system with carbon disclosure takes the recycled materials in the standard packaging and uses a reprocessing process to produce multiple recycled products, and records the carbon emission data of the reprocessing process in the carbon data report, and records it equally on each of the recycled products, thereby generating a corresponding production history.

[0010] The tag is a radio frequency identification tag.

[0011] The label is a QR code.

[0012] It can be seen from the above description that the present invention has the following characteristics:

[0013] 1. Completely record the carbon footprint of the waste recycling process, systematically produce fair and open records, comply with the spirit of ISO, contribute to the fairness and reliability of future carbon certificates, and completely solve the problems of existing technologies.

[0014] 2. During the recycling process, monitoring and standardized packaging can be cleverly utilized to effectively provide production history and carbon emission records at the same time as the output of recycled products, achieving the unexpected effect of intelligent carbon inventory and tracking records. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a system flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[0016] In the picture:

[0017] Explanation of symbols:

[0018] 10 Servo system

[0019] 20 applications

[0020] 30 detection devices

[0021] 40Warehouse Management System

[0022] 50 image capture devices

[0023] 60 barcode recognition device

[0024] 70 standard packaging

[0025] A mobile device DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] The present invention is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0028] Please refer to Figure 1, which illustrates a metal recovery and regeneration production history system with carbon disclosure. The system comprises a servo system 10, one or more application programs 20, a detection device 30, a warehouse management system 40, an image capture device 50, a barcode recognition device 60, and a plurality of standard packages 70. Each application program 20 is signal-connected to the servo system 10, transmitting signals thereto to facilitate signal communication and control. Each detection device 30 is signal-connected to the servo system 10 and outputs a detection result to the servo system 10, which then records the result. The detection result includes, but is not limited to, physical or chemical quantities such as weight, material, purity, density, metallographic structure, composition, elements, and lattice structure. In other words, the detection device 30 may be a scale, elemental analysis equipment, optical imaging monitoring equipment, X-ray diffraction equipment, EDS elemental analysis equipment, etc.

[0029] The warehouse management system 40 is signal-connected to the server system 10 and includes a storage space for storing, importing, exporting, controlling, and managing a material. The material may be of varying types, units, and volumes, and may be individually packed into a plurality of standard packages 70. The warehouse management system 40 also records a greenhouse gas emission history for each standard package 70 during the storage process. This greenhouse gas emission history may be related to direct greenhouse gas emissions, energy input (air conditioning, lighting, robotic transport, monitoring and management), transportation (forklifts, cranes, official vehicles, trucks, tank trucks), and other sources. For example, greenhouse gases generated during the operation of the warehouse management system 40 are amortized over the greenhouse gas emission history of each standard package 70. The server system 10 obtains content information and the greenhouse gas emission history of each standard package 70 from the warehouse management system 40.

[0030] The plurality of image capture devices 50 and the barcode recognition device 60 are used to continuously record the entire process from the production to the destruction of the standard package 70. For example, they are installed in an external factory, a transport truck, the storage space, a recycling factory, etc. to handle the production, transportation, storage, and remanufacturing of the standard package 70. The plurality of image capture devices 50 and the barcode recognition device 60 are respectively connected to the servo system 10 by signal and respectively obtain digital audio and video information, recognize a label on each standard package 70, and generate an identification result, and output the identification result to the servo system 10, wherein the digital audio and video information includes but is not limited to voice, image, and photo.

[0031] Preferably, during the filling, production, use, and delivery of the standard package 70, the digital video and audio information and the recognition results from the image capture device 50 and the barcode recognition device 60 can be output to the server system 10 via the application 20. The application 20 can be installed on any mobile device A. For example, a driver during the transportation process can operate the image capture device 50 and the barcode recognition device 60 built into the mobile device A to obtain the digital video and audio information and the recognition results, respectively. The application 20 can then update the server system 10 with a carbon data report corresponding to the recognition results for the standard package 70.

[0032] [Example] Recycling aluminum scrap

[0033] A processing machine in a CNC processing plant is equipped with one or more image capture devices 50 and barcode recognition devices 60. Standard packages 70 are filled with aluminum chips of a fixed weight and material (e.g., aluminum alloys such as 7075 and 6061, 10 kg per package). The standard packages 70 include a digital label, such as an RFID tag or QR code. After scanning the barcode recognition device 60, the digital video information recorded by the image capture device 50 is transmitted back to the server system 10. This allows the server system 10 to update the factory recycling information for the aluminum chips in the standard packages 70, and the corresponding carbon data report for the standard packages 70. In this way, the carbon data report corresponding to each standard package 70 can continuously monitor the data collection and recording process using digital video information, starting from the time the standard package 70 is filled with recycled material, ensuring data accuracy and reducing disputes.

[0034] A Sheng Aluminum Company purchases the standard package 70 from the CNC processing plant at a standard current price. The purchase price is recorded in the carbon data report corresponding to the standard package 70 in the servo system 10, and the Sheng Aluminum Company assigns a freight equipment to transport the standard package 70 to the warehouse management system 40 of the Sheng Aluminum Company for storage. During the process, the model, mileage, fuel consumption, etc. of the freight equipment are recorded, and after scanning the label on the standard package 70, the data output is recorded in the carbon data report corresponding to the standard package 70.

[0035] Accordingly, when the standard package 70 is stored in the warehouse management system 40, the monitoring data is updated in the carbon data report through imaging and code scanning. Since the weight and space of the standard package 70 are fixed, the carbon emissions of the equipment used in the transportation process can be converted and recorded in the carbon data report, and the storage time and occupied space in the storage space are also fixed and estimable values. In this way, the carbon emissions consumed by the aluminum chips in the standard package 70 from production, recycling and transportation to storage can be notarized and effectively recorded in its carbon data report. The carbon data report can also be used in combination with imaging recording and code scanning to continuously update the carbon emission history of the standard package 70.

[0036] The Sheng Aluminum Company takes out the standard package 70 from the warehouse management system 40 and, after testing to determine the purity and composition of the material, calibrates a purity level of the aluminum chips in the standard package 70 and records it in the carbon emission history.

[0037] Furthermore, after completing the purity grade assessment, Sheng Aluminum Company can refer to the standard price at the time of purchase and generate a level of compensation corresponding to the purity grade of the aluminum chips, and give the compensation to the CNC factory.

[0038] Sheng Aluminum Company takes a plurality of aluminum chips from the standard packages 70 and processes them through a reprocessing process to remove impurities from the aluminum chips, add required elements, melt, decompose, mix, and smelt them to refine them into an aluminum alloy soup, and then solidify them to form an aluminum ingot. Among them, the carbon emissions directly or indirectly generated by the equipment and environment used in this reprocessing process are recorded and evenly distributed among the carbon emissions used to generate an aluminum ingot carbon data, which is recorded in the servo system 10. In this way, the carbon data and production history of each aluminum ingot generated by recycled aluminum chips can be effectively and systematically recorded in the servo system 10.

[0039] Furthermore, another standard packaging 70 and the aforementioned recording and code scanning methods can be used to continuously record the emissions of the aluminum ingot from the sales process to the buyer, and record them in the carbon data report of the standard packaging 70 of the aluminum ingot. Because the above process is clearly recorded and each step is fairly and effectively checked and recorded, a carbon certificate can be directly generated for the final aluminum ingot with the shipment.

[0040] Based on the above description, the present invention also discloses a metal recovery and regeneration production history system with carbon disclosure, which includes:

[0041] A servo system 10 and a warehouse management system 40, a barcode recognition device 60, and a plurality of standard packages 70, each of which is connected to the servo system 10 for signal transmission. Each standard package 70 includes a label, wherein each standard package 70 is filled with a preset amount of recycled material, and each standard package 70 containing the recycled material is transported to the warehouse management system 40 for storage. The barcode recognition device 60 scans the barcode of each standard package 70 to obtain an access node of the servo system 10, and the carbon emissions at each stage of the filling, transportation, and storage of the recycled material in the standard package 70 are stored in a carbon data report of the servo system 10.

[0042] When each standard package 70 is filled with the predetermined amount of recycled material, a standard current price is recorded in the carbon data report;

[0043] The metal recovery and regeneration production history system with carbon disclosure uses a detection device 30 to obtain a physical or chemical quantity detection result of the recycled material to determine a purity level and generate a level compensation;

[0044] The metal recycling and regeneration production history system with carbon disclosure takes the recycled material in the standard packaging 70 and processes it through a reprocessing process to produce a plurality of recycled products. The carbon emission data of the reprocessing process is recorded in the carbon data report and recorded equally for each recycled product, thereby generating a corresponding production history.

[0045] The tag is a radio frequency identification tag.

[0046] It can be seen from the above description that the present invention has the following characteristics:

[0047] 1. Completely record the carbon footprint of the waste recycling process, systematically produce fair and open records, comply with the spirit of ISO, contribute to the fairness and reliability of future carbon certificates, and completely solve the problems of existing technologies.

[0048] 2. During the recycling process, monitoring and standardized packaging can be cleverly utilized to effectively provide production history and carbon emission records at the same time as the output of recycled products, achieving the unexpected effect of intelligent carbon inventory and tracking records.

[0049] The above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that various modifications and variations of the present invention are possible. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, or improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention shall be included within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A metal recovery and regeneration production system with carbon exposure, characterized in that: The system comprises a servo system and a warehouse management system respectively connected to the servo system for signal transmission, a barcode recognition device, and a plurality of standard packages, each of which comprises a label. Each of the standard packages is filled with a preset amount of recycled material, and each of the standard packages containing the recycled material is transported to the warehouse management system for storage. The barcode recognition device scans the barcode of each standard package to obtain an access node of the servo system, and the carbon emissions at each stage of the filling, transportation, and storage of the recycled material in the standard package are stored in a carbon data report of the servo system.

2. The metal recovery and regeneration production history system with carbon exposure according to claim 1, wherein: It also includes an image capture device, which is connected to the servo system signal. The image capture device records real-time images of the recycled material at each stage of the filling, transportation, and storage of the standard packaging process, and stores them in the carbon data report of the servo system.

3. The metal recovery and regeneration production history system with carbon exposure according to claim 2, wherein: When each standard package is filled with the preset amount of recycled material, a standard current price is recorded in the carbon data report.

4. The metal recovery and regeneration production history system with carbon exposure according to claim 2, wherein: A detection device is used to obtain a physical or chemical quantity detection result of the recycled material to determine a purity level and generate a level compensation.

5. The metal recovery and regeneration production history system with carbon exposure as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: A detection device is used to obtain a physical or chemical quantity detection result of the recycled material to determine a purity level and generate a level compensation.

6. The metal recovery and regeneration production history system with carbon exposure according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, wherein: The recycled material in the standard packaging is subjected to a reprocessing process to produce a plurality of recycled products, and the carbon emission data of the reprocessing process is recorded in the carbon data report, and is recorded equally on each of the recycled products, thereby generating a corresponding production history.

7. The metal recovery and regeneration production history system with carbon exposure according to claim 6, characterized in that: The tag is a radio frequency identification tag.

8. The metal recovery and regeneration production history system with carbon exposure according to claim 6, wherein: The label is a QR code.

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