
This project should provide more insight into the production of mycelium-based materials and provide insight into the influence of the growth conditions, substrate type and material processing on the properties of the mycelium composite.
The focus is on improving the mycelium composites, testing the properties of the material (strength, insulating capacity, moisture resistance) and making the “production process” more manageable. Various prototypes will be created that match the investigated material properties and provide a picture of possible applications.
What are the properties of mycelium?
Mycelium is an interwoven network of thin threads, called hyphae or hyphae, from which mushrooms and fungi are built. These microscopic threads ensure the absorption of nutrients from the environment and can fuse into a solid material. A mycelium-based material is a composite consisting of a natural enhancer or filler (substrate), such as hemp fibers in combination with mycelium from a fungus. The mycelium acts as a three-dimensional matrix that binds to a natural substrate to form a lightweight material, similar to expanded polystyrene. Mycelium-based materials are fully biobased and biodegradable at the end of their life without burdening the environment.
It is currently possible to manufacture mycelial composites using different substrates and mushrooms. However, more control is needed on the growing conditions and research is needed into the material properties. At the same time, it is interesting to look for innovative (construction) applications, because the material appears to be suitable for this. It is light, can be strong, and contains trapped air. This indicates possible good construction, insulating or sound-absorbing properties.
Mapping possible applications
This project should provide more insight into the production of mycelium-based materials and provide insight into the influence of the growth conditions, substrate type and material processing on the properties of the mycelium composite. The focus is on improving the mycelium composites, testing the properties of the material (strength, insulating capacity, moisture resistance) and making the “production process” more manageable. Various prototypes will be created that match the investigated material properties and give an idea of possible applications.

Martijn Zieverink appointed as professor for the Biobased Transitions Research Group at MNEXT

In memoriam: Max Drath

Educate more professionals for the energy transition

Lunch & Learn: Energy Holacracy

The Biobased Innovation Student Challenge – Europe

BIO-CAPPP

Energy(k) Eductation

BIO-CAPPP

GESCHIKT: energy transition on business parks

Rapid Renewable Materials: the next step in sustainable construction.

Mycelium on Board

From orange waste to a green future

Blueprint of fungal genomes

BioGov.net

Water-resistant mycelium composites

Sustainable Particle Board

Circular Emergency Shelters

FACET

Totally Nuts: Circular Biobased Thermosets from Cashew Nutshells

Biodegradation Coatings Stahl

Green Hub: Information hub value chains green residual flows

Acceleration of nature-inclusive area development

Reflow

Biobased Insulation – Lifespan Determination (BILD)

Setting up and performing biodiesel trials in a coaster ship

Mythic

PyroCHEM: Waste2Chem Innovation Cluster

Membrane Technologies

Flestic

Direct extrusion of PHA-rich biomass

Production of bioplastics from residual streams (WoW! Capitalisation)

Powering Agrifood

Smart Circular Bridge

Fungal Colourants

Learning Network Biobuilders

Orange in the Sea

Amino Acids!

Building on Mycelium

Follow-up S4G

Colour Application Centre

Making disposables disposable

Making shipping more sustainable (Russia – Benelux)

Zircular Seaweed food

Extraction of pectins from onion skins

Growing Leather

Learning Community Renewable fuels

PHA accumulation capacity of Sewage Treatment Plant

NACO – Zero Waste Collective Oosterhout

Bio Iso (RAAK MKB)

Design with RRM (rapidly renewable materials)

Resin biodegradation

Biobased gadgets

Biobased foam

Biobased flocculants for water purification

Viberscrete – biobased concrete

Innovation Traineeships

Building light

BioADD

CurCol

Learning community

Professors’ platform Biobased Economy

Porter’s lodge Delfland

Smart Circular Bridge

Biobased, circular Christmas bauble with packaging

Mycelium boards

Coloring Mycelium

Back to the Materials of the Future

National Biobased Database

Structural Health in Biobased Constructions

Beauti-Fully Biobased Fibers

Coffee Silverskin Biomass Utilization

Sustainable solid biofuels

Biobonding: Improved biocomposites

ZCORE (from Seaweed to COating Resin applications)

Cashing cashew

Material research for 3D printing

Seaweed Sterols

Onion deserves more

Circling in construction

Biomass flows in the province of South Holland

Circular Bio-based Construction Industry (CBCI)

Biodegradability of biopolymer and biopolymer composites

BBM+

Opportunities for composting in Brazil

Stadsjutters Breda

Innovation tables

Tomatozyme

MAA’s from algae

Sensor wise Biobased

Pyrolysis Experimental Garden South

Grassification

REFAWOOD

Valuable ONION

Biobased Network

Living Lab Biobased Brazil

Biopolymer Application Center

Borderless Biobased Education

Living Colors

Mycelium

BioCOLOUR

BioCannDo

Blue Chain

WOW!

Green Growth

Biobased Challenge

Biobased bridge

Pure Nature: 100% Biobased

National Biobased Knowledge Network
