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Spent Mushroom Substrate Makes Stronger, Insulating Bricks

Spent Mushroom Substrate Makes Stronger, Insulating Bricks

Oyster mushroom

What they found

A 5% spent mushroom substrate blend in cement bricks met high-strength standards and cut thermal conductivity by up to 85%.

A 5% spent mushroom substrate blend in cement bricks met high-strength standards and cut thermal conductivity by up to 85%.

The number

cut thermal conductivity by up to 85%

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

Pleurotus spp.

Pleurotus spp.

Published in

ScienceDirect

ScienceDirect

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Mushroom Brick Blend

Mushroom Brick Blend

Researchers found that incorporating spent mushroom substrate (SMS) from species like oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) into cement bricks creates stronger, lighter, and more thermally insulating construction materials. A 5% SMS blend met high-strength concrete standards (31.7 MPa) and cut thermal conductivity by up to 85%, recycling mushroom waste while slashing environmental costs.

Researchers found that incorporating spent mushroom substrate (SMS) from species like oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) into cement bricks creates stronger, lighter, and more thermally insulating construction materials. A 5% SMS blend met high-strength concrete standards (31.7 MPa) and cut thermal conductivity by up to 85%, recycling mushroom waste while slashing environmental costs.

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