Chemcopilot: An Enhanced Look at AI-Driven Sustainable
Future of Chemical Formulations - Your Lab inside an AI.
Chemical Formulation with AI
The Chemcopilot platform is designed to leverage AI for creating faster, better, and more sustainable chemical formulations. The platform's primary focus is to assist chemists in formulating products with an eye toward sustainability, specifically around reducing carbon footprint and minimizing toxicity. This is achieved through a user-friendly interface and powerful analytical tools, all driven by artificial intelligence.
How to Use Chemcopilot? User Interface and Initial Steps
Signing up and User Authentication: The first step involves authenticating your user login credentials. Access http://app.chemcopilot.com/. Insert your email and basic information. You'll receive an email to complete this process.
2. Navigation: Upon logging in, users are greeted by a home screen that provides access to various features through a navigation panel on the left. This panel allows users to navigate to the home page, their products, account settings, and also sign out of the web application.
3. Product Description: The initial step involves providing a detailed product description.
4. Category Selection: Users start by choosing a product category from a dropdown menu (e.g., sunscreen, as demonstrated in the video)
5 . Product Naming and Organization: Users name the product and can also specify the organization with which it is associated.
6. Manufacturing Location: Critically, users specify the manufacturing location, as carbon footprint calculations depend on regional variations. For example, manufacturing in California uses a different energy grid than manufacturing in other states or countries, so the carbon footprint will vary significantly based on geographic location.
7. Regulatory Analysis: After the product description, the platform generates a report outlining regulatory requirements associated with the specified product type1. This ensures that users are aware of compliance issues early in the formulation process
BOM Upload or Creation: The second step involves either uploading a pre-existing bill of materials (BOM) or creating a new one. There are two options for this step:
CSV Upload: You can upload a BOM as a simple CSV file if you have a pre-existing formulation1.
AI Generation: You can also use the AI to generate the BOM. In the video, the user opts to generate the BOM using AI, as this functionality is suited for a new mineral-based sunscreen1.
Analysis Generation: Once the BOM has been created or uploaded, the platform generates an analysis, which typically takes about five minutes1. The analysis will provide insights into your product’s carbon footprint and toxicity levels1. The analysis takes a few minutes due to the recalculation the system does after each change
BOM Editing
Ingredient Modification: In our example, we added zinc oxide as an additional UV filter. When percentages of ingredients are added or modified, the AI rebalances the remaining ingredients to ensure the total adds up to 100%.
Production Process Modification: The production process of the ingredients can also be adjusted. If you have a more efficient process, such as using solar-based energy instead of steam production, you can change the related energy contribution which will then recalculate the footprint of your product.
Additional Insights and Functionalities
Detailed Analysis: The platform provides detailed information via an ingredient table view and a chart view.
Ingredient Table: The ingredient table view lists details such as the name of each ingredient, its weight, its functional group, the associated carbon footprint, and any toxicity. The table also includes information about the production process and energy requirements, and the location of production.
Displays detailed information, including:
Ingredient names and functions
Weight and concentration
Carbon footprint
Toxicity levels
Production energy requirements
Rebalancing and Recalculation: The platform rebalances the percentages and recalculates the carbon footprint after adjustments
Iterative Design
ChemCoPilot supports iterative formulation development. You can:
Modify BOM components
Adjust production methods
Change manufacturing locations
Save changes as a new BOM or replace the existing one
Chart View: The chart view visualizes the contribution of each ingredient to the overall carbon footprint, which helps to identify the most critical areas for carbon footprint reduction.
Future Enhancements
ChemCoPilot continues to evolve. Upcoming features will optimize formulations by suggesting alternative ingredients with lower environmental impact and also help with more effective cost production, decreasing the number of tests.
By following this guide, you can confidently create and refine sustainable formulations using ChemCoPilot. Ready to get started? Log in and explore how AI can enhance your chemical innovation!
