Beech granulate 0.5–12.0 mm, 1:1:1 vol. – with rattan rods perpendicular to load · G. lucidum (BSML_R)
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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 HB 500/1000 (0.5–1 mm; J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH + Co KG, Rosenberg (DE))
- Beech wood granulate HB 750/2000 (0.75–3 mm; J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH + Co KG, Rosenberg (DE))
- Beech wood granulate KL 2/16 (4–12 mm; J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH + Co KG, Rosenberg (DE))
- Rattan rods (Ø 6 mm, length 32 mm; B.V. INAPO, Bloemendaal (NL))
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Sterilisation
- Method
- Autoclaving
- Details
- 121 °C, 15 min (substrate, fibres and fabric)
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Inoculation
- Fungus
- Ganoderma lucidum · M9726
- Inoculum
- Grain spawn
- Rate
- 16 wt%
- Water content
- 40 %
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Pre-growth
7 days- Where
- bag / container
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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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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
- 224.09 kg/m³
- Measurements
- 3
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Beech wood granulate 0.5–12.0 mm, 1:1:1 vol., with rattan rods perpendicular to load. Grown without an external mycelium skin.
Measurements
Mechanical
| Property | Value | n | Test standard | Conditions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compressive strength | 0.17144 ± 0.02613 MPa | 6 | ASTM D1037 (compression parallel to surface, short-column method) | stored at 4 °C / 65 % RH before testing; rattan rods perpendicular to load, two layers ultimate strength, 171.44 ± 26.13 kPa in the paper; 1.0 mm/min |
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| Compressive modulus | 1.87 ± 0.3 MPa | 6 | ASTM D1037 (compression parallel to surface, short-column method) | stored at 4 °C / 65 % RH before testing; rattan rods perpendicular to load, two layers 1.0 mm/min |
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Physical properties
Production
Substrate mix
- ? %
- Beech wood granulate HB 500/1000 · 0.5–1 mm · J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH + Co KG, Rosenberg (DE)
- ? %
- Beech wood granulate HB 750/2000 · 0.75–3 mm · J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH + Co KG, Rosenberg (DE)
- ? %
- Beech wood granulate KL 2/16 · 4–12 mm · J. Rettenmaier & Söhne GmbH + Co KG, Rosenberg (DE)
- ? %
- Rattan rods · Ø 6 mm, length 32 mm · B.V. INAPO, Bloemendaal (NL)
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]
- 224.09
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. Granulates in a 1:1:1 volume ratio. Fibre content given as count per layer, not as a mass share.
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