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Alternative applications of mushroom mycelium for environmental sustainability: opportunities, challenges and future perspective

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Title Alternative applications of mushroom mycelium for environmental sustainability: opportunities, challenges and future perspective
 
Creator Patel, Jay
Sharma, Jitendra
 
Description In recent years, there has been a growing interest in finding sustainable alternatives to traditionalpackaging materials such as thermocol/polystyrene. One promising solution that has gained attentionin recent past is the use of fungal mycelium, the fast-growing vegetative part of fungi, as a substitutefor polystyrene. Fungal mycelium, a substance derived from diverse biological and agricultural wastes,is regarded as a secure, non-reactive, sustainable, organic and environmentally friendly packagingmaterial. The substance exhibits the ability to form self-assembling bonds, resulting in the rapidproduction of robust and environmentally degradable materials. The objective of this study is to conducta comprehensive examination of the developments and present status of mycelium-based technology,with a particular emphasis on its utilization in the fields of packaging and insulation; and howmycelium can be used to remediate agro-industrial wastes. By examining the advantages, challenges,and potential drawbacks of using mycelium as a substitute for polystyrene, this paper aims to shedlight on the feasibility and sustainability of mycelium-based materials.
 
Publisher Mushroom Society of India, ICAR-DMR, Solan
 
Date 2023-12-31
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/MR/article/view/141696
 
Source Mushroom Research; Vol. 32 No. 2 (2023): Mushroom Research
0972-4885
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/MR/article/view/141696/53512