Method for manufacturing mycelium mat into leather by using pH-controlled tannic acid
AssigneeMycel Inc.
InventorsYeon Woo Jeong, Sung Won Kim
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing mycelium mat into leather by using pH-controlled tannic acid. The method comprises the following steps: (1) inactivating the mycelium mat; (2) infiltrating the mycelium mat with a polysaccharide solution; (3) treating the polysaccharide-infused mycelium mat with a tannic acid solution; and (4) introducing a buffering agent to the tannic acid-treated mycelium mat. This innovative approach enhances the mechanical properties of the resulting leather, offering an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional leather materials.
Claims6
A method for producing leather from a mycelium mat, comprising:
- a first step of inactivating the mycelium mat;
- a second step of allowing a polysaccharide solution to infiltrate the mycelium mat;
- a third step of allowing a tannic acid solution to infiltrate the mycelium mat that has been treated with the polysaccharide solution;
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- a fourth step of allowing a buffering agent to infiltrate the mycelium mat that has been treated with the tannic acid solution,
- wherein a tannic acid composition, formed by infiltration of the buffering agent into the mycelium mat treated with the tannic acid solution, has a pH between 8.3 and 9.2.
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