Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 18(6), P. 1225 - 1225
Published: March 10, 2025
Mycelium-based composites (MBCs) have a lot of potential as an alternative lightweight material due to their small environmental footprint and biodegradability. The unique properties cellulose-rich sewage sludge (SS) allow it be used substrate for manufacturing MBCs. In order examine the feasibility creating MBCs using SS, this study SS bagasse nutrient substrates cultivated on ready-made mycelium (Pleurotus ostreatus). physico-mechanical properties, morphological thermal stability were tested analyzed. results show that both promoted fungal growth create dense mycelial network day 10. Adding increased density compressive strength. volume shrinkage first decreased then increased. optimal ratio mycelium–sewage was 2:1. conductivity bagasse-based 0.12 Wm−1K−1 SS-based 0.13 Wm−1K−1. These characteristics satisfy requirements backfill materials use in highways. Additionally, supported more robust hyphae resulted stronger comparison bagasse, also showed better higher residual mass. It is feasible produce with biocomposite proposed could type widely needed highway construction maintenance.
Language: Английский