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Mechanical, Physical, and Chemical Properties of
Mycelium-Based Composites Produced from Various
Lignocellulosic Residues and Fungal Species
Worawoot Aiduang 1,2,3 , Jaturong Kumla 2,3 , Sirasit Srinuanpan 2,3 , Wandee Thamjaree 4 ,
Saisamorn Lumyong 2,3,5, * and Nakarin Suwannarach 2,3, *
1. Introduction
Agricultural production has expanded by more than threefold in the last 50 years in
response to global population growth and increases in food demand [1]. The increase in
agricultural production, processing, and consumption has generated a large quantity of
lignocellulosic residue each year [2]. Between 2003 and 2013, Asia has been recognized
as the greatest producer of global agricultural residue (47%), followed by America (29%),
Europe (16%), Africa (6%), and the Oceania region (2%) [3]. Global agricultural residues
are expected to rise to around 2.2 billion tons annually by the year 2025 [4]. Additionally,
the manufacture of forestry wood products can also generate a large amount of residue
(e.g., bark, chips, slabs, and sawdust) [5]. The effective management of agricultural and
wood residues has always been a major concern. Generally, residues are burned and
dumped in landfills in developing countries, particularly in Asia because these are some
of the most convenient and cost-saving methods of residue management. On the other
hand, burning has resulted in a range of air pollution problems that involve increasing
emissions of carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2 ), and particulate matter (PM10
and PM2.5 ) [6,7]. Air pollution can potentially cause a range of serious health risks, en-
vironmental pollution, and economic problems on both local and regional levels across
the globe [2,8,9]. Accordingly, multiple new research studies have focused on reducing
and recycling agricultural and wood residues into useful and valuable products using a
circular bio-economic approach [10]. Both agricultural and wood residues are defined as
lignocellulosic components that are comprised of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, and other
polysaccharides [11]. These residues can be applied in the development of raw materials
that can then be used in the production of other high-value-added products including
animal feed, biofuels, enzymes, and value-added fine chemicals [12–14]. Remarkably,
lignocellulosic residues have also been recognized as a source of nutrients that can facilitate
microbial growth [14].
Turning lignocellulosic residues into biomaterials is a fundamental component in the
process of establishing a circular bio-economic platform [15]. The development of biomate-
rials, which is largely based on lignocellulosic residues, has various potential advantages
that include their diminished environmental impact and the utilization of renewable re-
sources [16]. Mycelium-based composites (MBCs) are a type of biomaterial that holds great
potential for the goal of using agricultural residues in specifically beneficial ways and in the
broader embrace of fungal biotechnology [17]. Saprobic fungi can degrade lignocellulosic
residues into nutrients through certain bio-fabricated processes wherein their mycelia
networks can effectively combine substrate particles together [18]. Ganoderma, Pleurotus,
Pycnoporus, and Trametes are the most commonly used fungal genera in the production of
MBCs [19–21]. Interestingly, MBCs have successfully been employed in the development
of mycelium-based materials that can be applied in the construction of buildings and in the
manufacturing of furniture, packaging, and various other household items [20–23]. These
materials have demonstrated their potential in the mission to replace plastics, synthetic
foams, and some wood composites with eco-friendly and biodegradable materials that
exhibit the appropriate characteristics of ecologically sound sustainable materials [20–24].
Interestingly, MBCs have several major advantages over classical lignocellulosic composites
in that they contain greater amounts of chitin and exhibit higher Young’s modulus and
lower elongation capabilities [21,25]. Presently, the Ecovative Company sells packaging
and board products that are made from MBCs and that are sold on a commercial basis [19].
Foam-like materials made from MBCs are marketed under the name MycoFlexTM [19].
Furthermore, mycelium-based construction materials derived from MBCs have been devel-
oped on a laboratory scale in several cumulative forms, including block materials, particle
board, acoustic materials, thermal insulation, cladding materials, surface materials (thin
sheets and film), and paste materials [19,26–31]. MBCs are generated from various forms of
lignocellulosic residues and fungal species that are available in each country [27,32]. How-
ever, different species of fungi and different substrate types can directly affect the properties
of the final products and the functional aspects of the resulting MBCs [23,24,27,32]. There-
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fore, this study aimed to produce MBCs from different forms of lignocellulosic residues
(including sawdust, corn husk, and rice straw) and fungal species (Ganoderma fornicatum,
Ganoderma williamsianum, Lentinus sajor-caju, and Schizophyllum commune). Prior to this
study, there have been no reports on MBCs produced from these four selected fungal
species. Therefore, this is the first report of MBCs produced from these fungi. Subsequently,
the mechanical (compression, tensile, flexural, and impact strengths), physical (density,
average shrinkage, thermal degradation, and water absorption), and chemical (final pH
value, electrical conductivity, organic matter content, and nitrogen content) properties
of the obtained MBCs were evaluated. The results of this study can provide valuable
information in the production of MBCs and can be employed to enhance relevant strategies
for the eco-friendly recycling of agricultural residues as well as to fulfill the long-term goal
of replacing plastic and foam in the future.
darkness [35]. The fungal mycelia were observed to cover the substrate after 14–21 days
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Figure1.1.Samples
Figure SamplesofofMBCs
MBCsobtained
obtainedfrom
from Lentinus sajor-caju
Lentinus andand
sajor-caju corn husk
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husk study:
in this Samples
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Samples
water absorption test (A). Samples for moisture content, density, shrinkage, and compression
for water absorption test (A). Samples for moisture content, density, shrinkage, and compression tests
(B). Samples
tests for impact
(B). Samples strength
for impact test (C).test
strength Samples for tensile
(C). Samples forstrength test (D). test
tensile strength Samples for flexural
(D). Samples for
flexural strength test (E). Scale bars
strength test (E). Scale bars = 2 cm. = 2 cm.
2.5.3. Shrinkage
Shrinkage of the samples was determined and calculated based on wet and dry
volumes according to the method described by Elsacker et al. [36] and expressed as shrink-
age percentage (%) = (V1 − V2/V1) × 100, (where V1 = wet volume of the sample and
V2 = dry volume of the sample). Ten replications were completed for each sample in each
of the treatments.
an elongation rate of 2 mm/min and a maximum force of 1 kN. Data were analyzed in
order to obtain a stress–strain plot and to provide an indication of tensile strength with ten
replications applied to each sample in each treatment.
dependent upon the fungal species and the type of substrate [43–45].
Figure 2. Scanning
Scanning electron
electron microscopic
microscopic images
images of MBCs obtained in this study: The surfaces of
MBCs
MBCs produced
produced from Ganoderma fornicatum
from Ganoderma fornicatum with
with sawdust
sawdust (A),
(A), corn
corn husk
husk (E),
(E), and
and rice
rice straw
straw (I).
(I). The
The
surface
surface MBCs
MBCs produced
produced from
from Ganoderma
Ganoderma williamsianum
williamsianum with
with sawdust
sawdust (B),
(B), corn
corn husk
husk (F),
(F), and rice
and rice
straw (J). The surface MBCs produced from Lentinus sajor-caju with sawdust (C), corn husk (G), and
straw (J). The surface MBCs produced from Lentinus sajor-caju with sawdust (C), corn husk (G), and
rice straw (K). The surface MBCs produced from Schizophyllum commune with sawdust (D), corn
rice straw (K). The surface MBCs produced from Schizophyllum commune with sawdust (D), corn husk
husk (H), and rice straw (L). The cross sections of MBCs produced from Lentinus sajor-caju with
(H), and rice
sawdust (M),straw (L). The
corn husk (N),cross
and sections of (O).
rice straw MBCs produced
The Lentinus (P),
from sawdust
uncolonized sajor-caju with (Q),
corn husk sawdust
and
(M), corn husk (N), and rice straw (O). The uncolonized sawdust (P), corn husk (Q), and
rice straw (R). Arrows indicated substrate (s), fungal mycelia (m), and air-voids (av). Scale bar; rice straw
(A–
(R).
O) =Arrows
100 μmindicated
and (P–R)substrate
= 50 μm.(s), fungal mycelia (m), and air-voids (av). Scale bar; (A–O) = 100 µm
and (P–R) = 50 µm.
The moisture contents of the MBCs obtained in this study are shown in Table 1. The
results indicate that these MBCs were comprised of a moisture content of 61.23 to 74.51%
on a wet-mass basis. The moisture content varied depending on the fungal species and
the type of substrate. The obtained moisture contents were within the ranges reported in
previous studies at 59 to 80% on a wet-mass basis [43,44]. The results of this study agree
with the findings of previous studies that reported that the moisture content of MBCs was
dependent upon the fungal species and the type of substrate [43–45].
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Table 1. Moisture content, density, and average shrinkage of MBCs obtained in this study.
Parameters *
Substrates Fungal Species
Moisture Content (%) Density (kg/m3 ) Shrinkage (%)
Ganoderma fornicatum 62.01 ± 0.64 b 337.21 ± 13.36 ab 8.86 ± 1.17 b
Ganoderma williamsianum 61.34 ± 0.73 b 331.44 ± 9.39 a 8.40 ± 1.28 b
Sawdust
Lentinus sajor-caju 61.23 ± 0.53 b 340.31 ± 16.41 a 8.10 ± 1.89 b
Schizophyllum commune 64.23 ± 0.55 a 318.59 ± 8.14 b 10.83 ± 1.39 a
Ganoderma fornicatum 66.98 ± 0.51 b 232.11 ± 11.52 ab 12.64 ± 2.70 b
Ganoderma williamsianum 65.11 ± 0.59 c 239.54 ± 8.65 a 12.32 ± 1.36 b
Corn husk
Lentinus sajor-caju 64.94 ± 0.62 c 240.99 ± 15.61 a 11.91 ± 1.92 b
Schizophyllum commune 70.22 ± 0.32 a 220.74 ± 11.22 b 15.27 ± 1.45 a
Ganoderma fornicatum 70.13 ± 0.65 bc 219.46 ± 8.29 a 14.26 ± 2.26 b
Ganoderma williamsianum 69.55 ± 0.48 c 221.05 ± 15.01 a 13.95 ± 0.80 b
Rice straw
Lentinus sajor-caju 70.48 ± 0.56 b 222.76 ± 2.81 a 13.26 ± 1.03 b
Schizophyllum commune 74.51 ± 0.73 a 198.84 ± 10.17 b 16.31 ± 1.00 a
* The results are mean ± standard deviation. Different letters in the same column in each substrate type are
considered significantly different according to Duncan’s multiple range test (p ≤ 0.05).
Table 2. Comparison of the properties of MBCs in this study with MBCs from previous studies,
as well as synthetic foams and wood-based composites (modified from Aiduang et al. [19] and
Jones et al. [21]).
Products *
MBCs
Synthetic Foams Wood-Based Composites
Properties
This Previous
PI PS PU PFR PP PW PB IB
Study Studies
198.84–
D (kg/m3 ) 25–954 50–400 11–50 30–100 35–120 895–920 400–800 600–800 170–430
340.31
18.18–
AS (%) 8.1–16.31 6.2–15.0 0.2–1.2 0.2–0.6 - - 1.0–2.5 1–25 0.3–10
30.28
105.07–
WP (%) 24.45–560 1.0–3.0 0.03–9 0.01–72 1–15 0.01–0.03 5–49 30.1–200 55–380
208.82
474.1–
TD (◦ C) 200–325 225–375 318–440 278–379 270–475 360–460 250–380 310–350 150–270
546.8
31.19–
CS (MPa) 0.25–1.87 0.03–4.44 0.6–1.4 0.03–0.69 0.002–48 0.2–0.55 8–25 1.8–3.4 0.1–1.21
48.29
TS (MPa) 0.20–0.87 0.01–1.55 0.44–0.96 0.15–0.7 0.08–103 0.19–0.46 31–41.4 10–44 10–100 0.35–1.38
FS (MPa) 0.06–0.32 0.05–4.40 0.59–1.36 0.07–0.70 0.21–57 0.38–0.78 22–23.2 35–78 1.5–7 2–2.5
IS (kJ/m2 ) 0.21–2.70 - 0.06–0.12 0.01–0.15 1.0–1.2 0.26–1.63 0.02–1 - - -
D = Density, AS = Average shrinkage, WP = Water absorption, TD = Thermal degradation, CS = Compres-
sion strength, TS = Tensile strength, FS = Flexural strength, IS = Impact strength, MBCs = Mycelium-based
composites, PI = Polyimide, PS = polystyrene, PU = polyurethane, PFR = phenolic formaldehyde resin foam,
PP = polypropylene, PW = plywood, PB = particle board, IB = insulation board and “–” = not reported.
* Bruscato et al. [48], Yang [51], Omnexus [52], Du et al. [53], Shi et al. [54], Wang et al. [55], Wei et al. [56],
Li et al. [57], Smirnov et al. [58], Dizon [59], Forest Products Laboratory [60], Stark et al. [61], Ashby [62],
MatWeb LLC. [63], Azahari et al. [64], Filip et al. [65], NPCS Board of Consultants & Engineers [66], Niu and
Wang [67], Jalalian et al. [68], Papadopoulou and Chrissafis [69], Tailor et al. [70], Deng et al. [71], Dou and
Rodrigue [72], Zhu et al. [73], Shen et al. [74], Da Costa Castro et al. [75], Handayani et al. [76], Goulart et al. [77],
Del Menezzi [78], Çolakoğlu and Colak [79], Jivkov et al. [80], Sinha et al. [81], Jamalirad et al. [82], Engineering
Toolbox [83], Fateh [84], Zabihzadeh [85], STRUCTAflor [86], Mawardi et al. [87], Acda and Cabangon [88],
Gößwald et al. [89], Ge et al. [90], Segovia et al. [91], Kallakas et al. [92], Harshavardhan and Muruganandam [93],
and Muthuraj et al. [94].
Waterabsorption
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Figure absorption ability
ability of of
thethe obtained
obtained MBCsMBCs produced
produced fromfrom sawdust
sawdust (A), corn
(A), corn huskhusk
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and
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Several research studies have concluded that MBCs can be defined as hydroscopic materials,
while the water absorption ability of MBCs was influenced by the type of substrate and fungal
species. This characteristic is usually associated with a cellulose component (a large number of
accessible hydroxyl groups) and hydrophilic mycelium [19,21,28,29,32,36,42,95–97]. Therefore,
the differences in the water absorption abilities of various MBCs were found to be related
to differences in the chemical components of the composites. Accordingly, the water
absorption ability of MBCs in this study was influenced by the cellulose content in the
substrate, of which rice straw was found to contain higher cellulose content (39–43%
dry mass basis) than corn husk (30–35% dry mass basis) and sawdust (33–38% dry mass
basis) [98–101]. In addition, Robertson et al. [102] found that the absorption ability of
MBCs was reduced when smaller particle-sized substrates were used. An increase in the
hydrophobic mycelia of T. versicolor on the surface of MBCs resulted in a lower degree of
water absorption ability [39]. A comparison of the water absorption ability of the obtained
MBCs and those of synthetic foams and wood-based composites is shown in Table 2. The
water absorption ability of the obtained MBCs was within the ranges for wood particle
and insulation boards, but was higher than that of synthetic foams and plywood products.
Furthermore, the obtained MBCs also exhibited a water absorption capacity that was similar
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3.2.3. Shrinkage
The low average shrinkage value of a material can contribute to the shape stability
of the finished product [104]. In this study, MBCs obtained from rice straw exhibited the
highest degree of shrinkage, followed by MBCs obtained from corn husk and sawdust
(Table 1) when all fungal species were compared. MBCs obtained from S. commune in
all three substrate types showed the highest degree of shrinkage. The lowest shrinkage
value was observed in MBCs obtained from L. sajor-caju in all three substrate types, but
these values were not determined to be significantly different from MBCs made from
G. fornicatum and G. williamsianum. These results were supported by the outcomes of
previous studies, which found that the shrinkage value of an MBC can vary depending
on the substrate used [19,36,104]. The shrinkage values recorded in this study were within
the range of some previously studied MBCs and those of wood insulation board (Table 2).
Consequently, they could effectively be used to replace wood insulation boards.
Thermogravimetric analysis of obtained MBCs produced from sawdust (A), corn husk
Figure 4. Thermogravimetric husk (B),
(B),
and rice straw (C).
Table 3. Compression, tensile, flexural, and impact strengths of MBCs obtained in this study.
Parameters *
Substrates Fungal Species Compression Tensile Strength Flexural Strength Impact Strength
Strength (MPa) (MPa) (MPa) (kJ/m2 )
Ganoderma fornicatum 1.71 ± 0.03 b 0.34 ± 0.02 b 0.07 ± 0.00 bc 0.24 ± 0.00 b
Ganoderma williamsianum 1.85 ± 0.01 a 0.42 ± 0.01 a 0.09 ± 0.02 ab 0.28 ± 0.02 a
Sawdust
Lentinus sajor-caju 1.87 ± 0.03 a 0.44 ± 0.03 a 0.11 ± 0.02 a 0.30 ± 0.02 a
Schizophyllum commune 1.59 ± 0.02 c 0.20 ± 0.01 c 0.06 ± 0.01 c 0.21 ± 0.02 b
Ganoderma fornicatum 0.59 ± 0.01 b 0.67 ± 0.04 bc 0.19 ± 0.01 b 2.05 ± 0.05 c
Ganoderma williamsianum 0.62 ± 0.01 a 0.75 ± 0.06 b 0.28 ± 0.03 a 2.38 ± 0.12 b
Corn husk
Lentinus sajor-caju 0.62 ± 0.02 a 0.87 ± 0.06 a 0.32 ± 0.02 a 2.70 ± 0.90 a
Schizophyllum commune 0.58 ± 0.02 b 0.63 ± 0.06 c 0.18 ± 0.04 b 1.49 ± 0.08 d
Ganoderma fornicatum 0.33 ± 0.01 a 0.37 ± 0.04 b 0.10 ± 0.02 b 0.97 ± 0.10 a
Ganoderma williamsianum 0.36 ± 0.02 a 0.46 ± 0.03 a 0.15 ± 0.03 a 0.99 ± 0.07 a
Rice straw
Lentinus sajor-caju 0.33 ± 0.04 a 0.45 ± 0.02 a 0.16 ± 0.02 a 1.04 ± 0.08 a
Schizophyllum commune 0.25 ± 0.03 b 0.35 ± 0.01 b 0.07 ± 0.01 b 0.68 ± 0.09 b
* The results are mean ± standard deviation. Different letters in the same column in each substrate type are
considered significantly different according to Duncan’s multiple range test (p ≤ 0.05).
The compression strength value of the obtained MBCs with synthetic foams and wood
products is shown in Table 2. The obtained compressive strength in this study (0.25 to
1.87 MPa) was within the range of compressive strength obtained from previous reports
(0.03 to 4.44 MPa). Moreover, the compression strength values of the obtained MBCs were
within the range of synthetic foams, except for polypropylene, but were lower than the
compression strength values of plywood and particle board products. Thus, the obtained
MBCs might be appropriate for use in packaging and insulating applications that are
typically associated with synthetic foams and wood fiber insulation boards.
heat-pressing process resulted in the highest degree of tensile strength for MBCs, followed
by the cold-pressing and non-pressing methods. The obtained tensile strength values of
MBCs in this study were within the tensile strength values obtained from previous reports
(0.01 to 1.55 MPa). These values were similar to those of polystyrene foam (0.15–0.7 MPa),
phenolic formaldehyde resin foam (0.19–0.46 MPa), and polyimide foam (0.44–0.96 MPa)
(Table 2). Therefore, the MBCs in this study may be used in the future to replace some
synthetic foams and wood fiber insulation boards in packaging and insulation applications.
created in this study may be used to replace the synthetic foams that are used as insulation
and packaging materials in the future.
The pH
Figure 5. The pH value (A), electrical conductivity
conductivity (B), organic matter content (C), and nitrogen
content (D)
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of the non-colonized (1.12 dS/m).
substrate (1.12
dS/m). According to a number of previously published reports, an increase in the EC value
in the substrate that had been colonized by mycelium could be explained by the fact that
the substrate was degraded by an enzyme produced by the fungal mycelium, which also
increased the amounts of inorganic compounds and minerals that were present, indicat-
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4. Conclusions
MBC production offers the advantage of using lignocellulosic residues to manufacture
high-value-added products. In this study, three lignocellulosic residues and four different
fungal species, along with their mechanical, physical, and chemical properties, were inves-
tigated for the purpose of developing MBCs. It was found that the properties of MBCs were
directly affected by the type of substrate and fungal species involved. In terms of fungal
species, MBCs of G. williamsianum and L. sajor-caju exhibited higher physical (high density,
low water absorption, and low shrinkage) and mechanical properties (high compression,
tensile, flexural, and impact strengths) than that of G. fornicatum and S. commune. In terms
of substrate type, MBCs obtained from sawdust were associated with the highest degree of
density and compression strength, and the lowest values in terms of both water absorption
and shrinkage. However, MBCs made from corn husk exhibited the highest degrees of
flexural, impact, and tensile strength. Additionally, the thermal degradation ability of
MBCs was observed to be within a range of 200–325 ◦ C, which was similar to the ther-
mal degradation ability of lignocellulosic residues. Changes in the chemical properties of
MBCs were typically caused by the enzymatic digestion processes associated with mycelial
growth and the development of the fungus itself. The obtained MBCs were similar to
those of polyimide and polystyrene foams based mainly on physical and mechanical data.
However, problems of high water absorption and low impact strength were observed when
compared with several synthetic foams. Low mechanical properties were observed when
these composites were compared with wood products. Large-scale production remains a
major challenge that will need to be addressed and improved in the future. Importantly, a
deeper understanding of the biodegradable properties and the period of time required for
the complete degradation of the MBC would result from further investigations. Addition-
ally, further refinement of the standard analytical methods employed should take place
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in order to better evaluate the suitability of MBCs developed for each specific application,
particularly for those used to produce packaging and insulation materials.
Author Contributions: Conceptualization, N.S. and J.K.; methodology, W.A., N.S., J.K., W.T. and
S.L.; investigation, W.A.; N.S. and J.K., software, W.A. and J.K.; validation, W.A., J.K., W.T., S.S. and
N.S.; formal analysis, W.A., W.T. and J.K.; data curation, W.A., N.S. and J.K.; writing—original draft
preparation, W.A., J.K., W.T. and N.S.; writing—review and editing, W.A., J.K., W.T., S.S., S.L. and N.S.;
supervision, J.K., S.L. and N.S.; project administration, N.S.; funding acquisition, N.S. All authors
have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding: The authors gratefully acknowledge the TA & RA Scholarship, graduate school, and
partially supported by Fundamental Fund 2022 (FF65/067), Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Institutional Review Board Statement: Not applicable.
Informed Consent Statement: Not applicable.
Data Availability Statement: Not applicable.
Acknowledgments: The authors are grateful to Russell Kirk Hollis for his kind help with the
English correction.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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