Wheat grain composite, 6 days growth · T. versicolor
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Trametes versicolor (commercial (New Generation Mushroom Supplies)) · RMIT University, Melbourne (AU) et al.
Recipe
How this sample was made, step by step · total growth 6 days-
1
Substrate
- 100 wt%
- Wheat grains (E&A Salce Pty Ltd (AU))
- Pre-treatment
- soaked in Milli-Q water (type 1) for 48 h
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2
Sterilisation
- Method
- Autoclaving
- Details
- 121 °C, 103.4 kPa, 90 min
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3
Inoculation
- Fungus
- Trametes versicolor · commercial (New Generation Mushroom Supplies)
- Inoculum
- Grain spawn
- Rate
- 25 wt%
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4
Growth in mould
6 days- Mould
- sterile plastic moulds 100 × 100 mm
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5
Inactivation
- Method
- Oven drying
- Temperature
- 50 °C
- Duration
- 48 h
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6
Specimen & testing
- Geometry
- 100 × 100 mm (cone calorimeter)
- Measurements
- 1
Growth in mould 6 days
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Wheat grains with T. versicolor, incubated for 6 days.
Measurements
Fire behaviour
| Property | Value | n | Test standard | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak heat release rate (pHRR) | 180 kW/m² | ISO 5660-1 | heat flux 50 kW/m², horizontal, 25 mm distance, spark ignition given in the text as “approx. 180 kW/m²” for 6, 12 and 18 days (wheat grains without mycelium: approx. 200 kW/m²) |
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Production
Substrate mix
Fungus & inoculation
- Fungus
- Trametes versicolor (commercial (New Generation Mushroom Supplies))
- Inoculum type
- Grain spawn
- Inoculation rate [wt%]
- 25
- Sterilisation
- Autoclaving
- Sterilisation – details
- 121 °C, 103.4 kPa, 90 min
Growth
- Growth in mould [days]
- 6
- Mould / mould material
- sterile plastic moulds 100 × 100 mm
Post-processing
- Inactivation
- Oven drying
- Inactivation – temperature [°C]
- 50
- Inactivation – duration [h]
- 48
Specimen
- Specimen geometry
- 100 × 100 mm (cone calorimeter)
Notes
Inoculum 25 wt% (reference basis not specified). Incubated under standard atmospheric conditions. Mycelium-rich surface layer 0.9 ± 0.1 mm thick (optical microscopy).
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