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Shiitake Waste Turned Into Paper Sheets Stronger Than Birch Pulp

Shiitake Waste Turned Into Paper Sheets Stronger Than Birch Pulp

Shiitake

What they found

Fibers made from spent shiitake substrate formed sheets up to 7.5× stronger than commercial birch pulp sheets.

Fibers made from spent shiitake substrate formed sheets up to 7.5× stronger than commercial birch pulp sheets.

The number

up to 7.5× stronger

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Materials/engineering

Materials/engineering

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Lentinula edodes

Lentinula edodes

Published in

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

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Section

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Strong Fibers

Strong Fibers

Spent mushroom substrate from shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) was converted into usable fibers using an extrusion process. The resulting sheets were up to 7.5× stronger than commercial birch pulp sheets, thanks to residual mycelial fibrils that improved fiber bonding without chemical treatment.

Spent mushroom substrate from shiitake mushrooms (Lentinula edodes) was converted into usable fibers using an extrusion process. The resulting sheets were up to 7.5× stronger than commercial birch pulp sheets, thanks to residual mycelial fibrils that improved fiber bonding without chemical treatment.

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