Chemical Product Passport With Decentralized Identifier Mapping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for managing chemical product data, such as the International Chemical Product Data System (IMDS), are static, prone to errors, and cumbersome, making it laborious to exchange and share chemical data across the supply chain.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method for generating a chemical product passport, which includes a collector for gathering recyclate content data and bio-based content data, an assignor for assigning a physical identifier to a decentral identifier, and a generator for producing the chemical product passport with the decentral identifier and associated data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a centralized system like IMDS is used to manage chemical product data, then data collection along the supply chain is enabled, but the system becomes static, error-prone, and cumbersome to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the centralized chemical data management system into decentralized product passports that can be independently created, stored, and exchanged. Each chemical product receives its own digital passport containing relevant data, eliminating the need for a single centralized database and reducing operational complexity while improving reliability through distribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates digital copies of chemical product data in the form of product passports that can be replicated and exchanged throughout the supply chain. These digital passports serve as portable copies of product information, enabling easy data exchange without relying on a centralized system, thus improving both ease of operation and reliability.
2Loss of information
If a centralized database system is implemented, then chemical data can be collected along the entire supply chain, but data exchange and sharing become laborious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent prepares chemical product data in advance by creating product passports at the point of manufacture or import. This preliminary action ensures that complete and accurate data is ready before the product enters the supply chain, eliminating the need for time-consuming data collection and exchange operations later, thus reducing time loss while maintaining data completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables rapid replication and distribution of product passport data throughout the supply chain. Digital copies of the complete product data can be instantly shared with all relevant parties, eliminating the laborious process of manual data exchange while preserving data completeness through accurate replication.
3Reliability
If standardized data collection systems are used, then regulatory requirements can be met, but the systems become cumbersome in handling and maintenance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the complex standardized data collection requirements into manageable product passports that can be individually handled. Each passport contains only the specific data relevant to that product, reducing system complexity while maintaining regulatory compliance through structured data organization that can be easily validated and maintained.
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AI summary
An apparatus for producing a chemical product associated with a chemical product passport, the apparatus comprising:a collector configured to collect recyclate content data and/or bio-based content data associated with the chemical product, wherein the chemical product comprises a physical identifier; an assignor configured to assign the physical identifier to a decentral identifier for generating the chemical product passport associated with the produced chemical product;a chemical product passport generator configured to generate the chemical product passport by receiving a request to provide at least the decentral identifier associated with recyclate content data and/or bio-based content data of at least the chemical product and in response to the request, generating the chemical product passport including the decentral identifier and data related to the recyclate content data and/or bio-based content data of the chemical product.