Project

Mycelium-based materials are renewable, biodegradable, and have a low environmental impact, making them key contributors to sustainability goals. They are produced from rapidly growing fungi using agricultural waste, which reduces dependency on finite resources and lowers carbon footprints. These materials naturally decompose, minimizing long-term pollution and landfill burden. Additionally, mycelium cultivation sequesters carbon dioxide, aiding climate change mitigation. Their versatility allows them to replace conventional materials in various applications, promoting a circular economy and resource efficiency by transforming waste into valuable products.

Major goals of the project activities are focused on ensuring sustainable innovation processes and utilisation of mycelium-based materials. To this end, a broad economic potential of mycelium-based materials and industrial valorisation opportunities have been explored.

To better align R&D activities and facilitate the market integration of mycelium composites, we study needs and requirements of potential users from different industries and application sectors.

• Development of a holistic concept for the industrial and economically feasible implementation of mycelium-based materials.
• Elaboration of scenarios for economic valorisation of circular mycelium-based composites, alignment with needs and requirements of users in different industries.

06-12/2024

• Project within the Fraunhofer Society