Achieving a Sustainable Economy with Digital Product Passports
Figure 5-2 : Semantic reasoning using DPP .
1 . Since the Supplier Knowledge Base contains the production processes ( Process ), conclusions about the reparability and recyclability of the respective output products ( OutputProduct ) can be derived from input products ( InputProduct ), capabilities ( Capability ), production resources ( ProductionResource ) and additional process data ( Property ) modeled in the process hierarchies . For example , during recycling of electric vehicle batteries the major goals are to reduce the amount of waste generated and to maximize the reuse of components and resources . Hence , elements such as lithium and various metals must be separated , e . g . via mechanical separation or
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