Pure mycelium (removed from wheat grain composite) · T. versicolor
✓ Reviewed content
Trametes versicolor (commercial (New Generation Mushroom Supplies)) · RMIT University, Melbourne (AU) et al.
Recipe
How this sample was made, step by step-
1
Substrate
Not reported
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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
- 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
- approx. 10 mg (TGA) or approx. 20 mg (PCFC)
- Measurements
- 7
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Mycelium mass, cleaned of grain residues under the microscope; for TGA and PCFC.
Measurements
Thermal
| Property | Value | n | Test standard | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onset of thermal decomposition (TGA) | 225 °C | from PCFC curve | “approx. 225 °C” in the text; main mass loss (approx. 70 %) between 200 and 375 °C |
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Fire behaviour
| Property | Value | n | Test standard | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCFC: peak specific heat release rate | 67 ± 2 W/g | 2 | ASTM D7309 | 1 °C/s to approx. 900 °C in N₂, combustion at 900 °C | edit |
| PCFC: specific total heat release | 6.8 ± 0.1 kJ/g | 2 | ASTM D7309 | edit | |
| PCFC: heat release capacity (HRC) | 70 ± 1 J/(g·K) | 2 | ASTM D7309 | mean given in the text as 69.5 J/(g·K) |
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| PCFC: temperature at peak heat release | 300 ± 1 °C | 2 | ASTM D7309 | edit | |
| Char yield | 23 ± 1 wt% | 2 | ASTM D7309 (PCFC) | edit | |
| Char yield | 23 ± 0.6 wt% | TGA, N₂, 30 °C/min, residue at 600 °C | edit |
Production
Substrate mix
Not specified.
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
- 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
- approx. 10 mg (TGA) or approx. 20 mg (PCFC)
Notes
No growth-time effect: TGA of mycelium after 6, 12 and 18 days showed no visible differences. PCFC comparison: PMMA 446 W/g, PLA 375 W/g.
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