Curable Composition Passport for Environmental Attribute Traceability
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Solution Overview
Problem
In complex supply chains, particularly in the chemistry sector, achieving transparency about the environmental impact of curable compositions across value chain participants is challenging due to the complexity of the systems.
Innovation Solution
A system is developed that includes a chemical production network producing curable compositions from input materials associated with environmental attributes, and a production operating apparatus that generates a curable composition passport or digital asset by linking a decentral identifier with these environmental attributes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a digital asset system with decentral identifiers is implemented to track environmental attributes, then transparency and traceability of environmental impact data is improved, but device complexity and system infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses digital assets as information copies representing physical curable compositions. Each curable composition receives a digital twin (digital asset) containing environmental attribute data, allowing transparent tracking without physically tagging or modifying the actual product. This copying approach enables full traceability while keeping the physical product simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces digital assets and decentral identifiers as intermediary layers between the chemical production network and value chain participants. These intermediaries enable transparent data exchange and environmental attribute tracking without requiring direct complex connections between all supply chain entities, thus reducing overall system complexity while maintaining transparency.
2Loss of information
If comprehensive environmental attribute data is collected and linked to each curable composition, then environmental transparency is improved, but data management complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments environmental attribute data into discrete, standardized fields within digital assets (e.g., carbon footprint, renewable content, recyclability). Each curable composition's environmental data is divided into specific attribute categories, making data management more systematic and less complex while maintaining comprehensive transparency.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal digital asset structure that can accommodate multiple environmental attributes (carbon footprint, renewable content, recyclability, biodegradability) in a standardized format. This multi-functional data structure allows the same system to handle diverse environmental information types without increasing management complexity, as all attributes follow the same framework.
3Reliability
If a curable composition passport system is implemented for all products, then traceability and sustainability verification are improved, but manufacturing and operational complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by automatically generating digital assets and curable composition passports at the point of production. Environmental attributes are captured and linked to digital identifiers before the product enters the supply chain, eliminating the need for manual data collection later and simplifying operational processes while ensuring reliable sustainability verification.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables self-service through automated systems where the curable composition passport and digital assets are generated and maintained automatically by the production system itself. Once established, the digital infrastructure self-manages the environmental attribute data, reducing ongoing operational complexity while maintaining high reliability for sustainability verification.
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AI summary
Disclosed are systems for producing a curable composition associated with a digital asset, methods for producing a curable composition associated with a digital asset, apparatuses for generating a digital asset, computer-implemented methods for generating a chemical passport, computer program elements for generating a digital asset, uses of a curable composition associated with a digital asset, uses of a digital asset, products produced from a curable composition and associated with a digital asset, a digital asset including one or more decentral identifier(s) and data related to the environmental impact data and apparatuses for producing a product associated with the digital asset and methods for producing a product associated with the digital asset.