Methods for evaluating chemical components based on their proposed function in the product they are to be used in
US6973362B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q10/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for evaluating the environmental impact of various chemical components as a function of their proposed functional use in a chemical product, methods for formulating products based on those evaluations, and databases for assisting in those methods. Consumer products can be environmentally improved using these methods. Environmental criteria are in part developed based on the nature of the ultimate use of the product, and usually vary for a given chemical between types of proposed uses. The environmental classes for components are adjusted by their weight representation in the final product.
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