Isocyanate Composition Passports for Environmental Attribute Traceability
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Solution Overview
Problem
In complex supply chains, achieving transparency in the environmental impact of isocyanate compositions is challenging due to the complexity of the systems and the lack of effective methods for sharing environmental data across value chain participants.
Innovation Solution
A system is developed that produces isocyanate compositions associated with an isocyanate composition passport or digital asset. This system includes a chemical production network that produces isocyanate compositions from input materials through chemical processes, and a production operating apparatus that generates a decentral identifier linked to environmental attributes of the input materials and chemical processes, creating a digital asset that tracks environmental impact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional supply chain methods are used for isocyanate compositions, then existing production and distribution processes are maintained, but transparency of environmental impact data across value chain participants is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments environmental impact data into distinct categories (carbon footprint, energy consumption, water usage, waste generation) and associates each with specific supply chain participants through unique identifiers. This segmentation allows transparent tracking of environmental attributes across different stages of the value chain without requiring complete system redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces digital intermediaries including blockchain-based ledgers, digital passports, and standardized data formats that mediate between production processes and consumers. These intermediaries enable transparent environmental data sharing across the supply chain while maintaining system modularity and avoiding direct complex interconnections between all participants.
2Loss of information
If environmental data tracking is implemented across the supply chain, then environmental attribute transparency is improved, but data sharing complexity and infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent develops universal data standards and multi-functional digital platforms that can handle various environmental attributes (carbon, energy, water, waste) through a single integrated system. This universality allows different supply chain participants to use the same infrastructure for diverse environmental tracking needs, reducing overall complexity despite the comprehensive nature of the tracking system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms environmental impact measurements into standardized digital parameters that can be consistently tracked and exchanged across the supply chain. By converting physical environmental attributes into uniform digital formats with standardized units and measurement protocols, the system enables efficient data sharing without requiring complex custom infrastructure for each attribute type.
3Ease of operation
If digital passports with environmental attributes are created for isocyanate compositions, then consumer access to environmental information is improved, but data management and verification complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service mechanisms where digital passports automatically generate environmental attribute data from embedded sensors and production records, and verify authenticity through cryptographic signatures. This self-service capability reduces the need for manual data management and verification, making the system easier to operate despite the complexity of the underlying verification infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates digital copies of environmental impact data in standardized formats that can be replicated and shared across multiple platforms without requiring complex verification for each instance. The digital passport serves as a master copy that can be accessed by multiple consumers simultaneously, eliminating the need for redundant data management while maintaining data integrity through immutable recording.
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AI summary
Disclosed are systems for producing an isocyanate composition associated with a digital asset, methods for producing an isocyanate composition associated with a digital asset, apparatuses for generating a digital asset, computer-implemented methods for generating a chemical pass-port, computer program elements for generating a digital asset, uses of an isocyanate composition associated with a digital asset, uses of a digital asset, products produced from the isocyanate 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, apparatuses for producing a product associated with the digital asset and methods for producing a product associated with the digital asset.