Essays about: "Fungal leather"

Found 2 essays containing the words Fungal leather.

  1. 1. Production of biocomposite materials from filamentous fungi grown on apple pomace

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Angela Sabbagh; Susanna Bahari; [2022]
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    Abstract : Managing and reducing food waste has increasingly become a global problem in later years, including food waste in the form of fruit pulp from the juice and beverage production industries. Another current urgent issue is the need for a replacement of fossil fuel-based plastics with more sustainable biopolymers. READ MORE

  3. 2. Development of Fungal Leather-like Material from Bread Waste

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Egodagedara Ralalage Kanishka Bandara Wijayarathna; [2021]
    Keywords : Leather; Fungal leather; Leather-like material; Food waste; Bread waste; Fungal material; Sustainable material; Filamentous fungi;

    Abstract : Food waste and fashion pollution are two of the significant global environmental issues throughout the recent past. In this research, it was investigated the feasibility of making a leather-like material from bread waste using biotechnology as the bridging mechanism. READ MORE