Method for producing fungal biocomposites using lignocellulosic waste and byproducts, fungal biocomposites

PRODUCTION PROCESS OF FUNGAL BIOCOMPOSITES USING LIGNOCELLULOSIC RESIDUES AND BY-PRODUCTS characterized by comprising the following steps:

• I. SUBSTRATE PREPARATION
• a) The selected lignocellulosic materials are separated from the group consisting of cotton seed residue;
• burnt cotton seed;
• mulberry leaves;
• rice husk or straw;
• oat husk or straw;
• sugarcane bagasse;
• leaves or stalk and bunch of banana trees;
• coffee grounds, denatured seeds, coffee husk or straw;
• cocoa skin and fruits;
• lemon balm;
• fat grass;
• guinea grass;
• jaguará grass;
• buckwheat husk;
• barley bagasse, husk or straw;
• powdered leather;
• poultry, cattle, horse, sheep or pig manure;
• eucalyptus waste;
• yeast extract;
• wheat straw, bran or flour;
• potato starch;
• straw or pigeon pea seed;
• bean straw;
• tobacco residue;
• Bahia or silk grass;
• orange pomace;
• cassava leaves;
• straw or corn cob;
• chicken feathers;
• fern;
• dried blood;
• sawdust;
• litter or cake made of cotton, peanuts, linseed, castor beans, soybeans or sugarcane mills;
• b) Nutrients are added to the mixture;
• (c) The prepared mixture is packed in containers and then sterilized or pasteurized;
• II. FIRST GROWTH
• d) In a microbiologically controlled environment, the fungus is added to the mixture, and the fungus is selected from the group consisting of:
• Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma neo-japonicium, Trametes versicolor and Pleurotus ostreatus;
• e) The inoculated substrates are stored in cultivation rooms with controlled temperature and humidity for 3 to 20 days;
• III. SECOND GROWTH
• f) At the end of the first growth of phase II, the fungal biocomposite blocks are formed, broken and new nutrients are added to the mixture;
• g) The material is packed in molds with the desired format and placed in cultivation rooms, completing the growth in 1 to 4 days;
• IV. THIRD GROWTH
• h) The material is removed from the mold and kept in an environment with controlled temperature, humidity and CO2 content, for 1 to 2 days;
• V. FINAL PROCESSING
• i) At the end of growth, the fungal biocomposite is heated to inactivate the fungus and it is dried.