Beech granulate 4.0–12.0 mm – control (no fibres) · G. lucidum (BL)
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Ganoderma lucidum (M9726) · Centre for IT and Architecture (CITA), Royal Danish Academy, Copenhagen (DK)
Recipe
How this sample was made, step by step · total growth 28 days-
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Substrate
- Beech wood granulate KL 2/16 (4–12 mm; J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH + Co KG, Rosenberg (DE))
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2
Sterilisation
- Method
- Autoclaving
- Details
- 121 °C, 15 min (substrate, fibres and fabric)
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3
Inoculation
- Fungus
- Ganoderma lucidum · M9726
- Inoculum
- Grain spawn
- Rate
- 16 wt%
- Water content
- 40 %
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4
Pre-growth
7 days- Where
- bag / container
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5
Growth in mould
21 days- Mould
- aerated PETG moulds; pre-growth in PP filter bags (SacO2 PPD50/REH4+1/V22-49)
- Temperature
- 25 °C
- Light
- dark
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6
Inactivation
- Method
- Oven drying
- Temperature
- 60 °C
- Duration
- 48 h
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Specimen & testing
- Geometry
- prism 36 × 36 × 144 mm (nominal), dried 34 × 34 × 140 mm
- Dry density
- 217.6 kg/m³
- Measurements
- 3
Pre-growth 7 daysGrowth in mould 21 days
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Beech wood granulate 4.0–12.0 mm, control (no fibres). Grown without an external mycelium skin.
Measurements
Mechanical
| Property | Value | n | Test standard | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compressive strength | 0.2456 ± 0.03031 MPa | 6 | ASTM D1037 (compression parallel to surface, short-column method) | stored at 4 °C / 65 % RH before testing ultimate strength, 245.60 ± 30.31 kPa in the paper; 1.0 mm/min |
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| Compressive modulus | 2.96 ± 1.04 MPa | 6 | ASTM D1037 (compression parallel to surface, short-column method) | stored at 4 °C / 65 % RH before testing 1.0 mm/min |
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Physical properties
Production
Substrate mix
Fungus & inoculation
- Fungus
- Ganoderma lucidum (M9726)
- Inoculum type
- Grain spawn
- Inoculation rate [wt%]
- 16
- Water content at inoculation [%]
- 40
- Sterilisation
- Autoclaving
- Sterilisation – details
- 121 °C, 15 min (substrate, fibres and fabric)
Growth
- Pre-growth (bag) [days]
- 7
- Growth in mould [days]
- 21
- Temperature [°C]
- 25
- Light
- dark
- Mould / mould material
- aerated PETG moulds; pre-growth in PP filter bags (SacO2 PPD50/REH4+1/V22-49)
Post-processing
- Inactivation
- Oven drying
- Inactivation – temperature [°C]
- 60
- Inactivation – duration [h]
- 48
Specimen
- Specimen geometry
- prism 36 × 36 × 144 mm (nominal), dried 34 × 34 × 140 mm
- Dry density [kg/m³]
- 217.6
Notes
Substrate, fibres and fabric adjusted to 40 % moisture with mineral water; mixed with 16 wt% spawn, 7 days in the bag, then broken up and packed into the mould together with the fibres.
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