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US 2026/0283207 A1Published application
Mycelium Filaments
AssigneeCoöperatie Koninklijke Cosun U.A.
InventorsHans de Bruijn, Michaël Johannes Jacobus Litjens
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a composition comprising fiber-reinforced mycelium filaments comprising fungal mycelium and a plant-based fiber, wherein the plant-based fiber comprises sugar beet pulp.
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Composition comprising fiber-reinforced mycelium filaments comprising fungal mycelium and a plant-based fiber, wherein the plant-based fiber comprises sugar beet pulp.
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Method of producing fiber-reinforced mycelium filaments comprising fungal mycelium and a plant-based fiber, wherein the plant-based fiber comprises sugar beet pulp comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing an aqueous cultivation medium comprising mycelium filaments and/or fungal hyphae and optionally plant-based fiber, wherein the plant-based fiber comprises sugar beet pulp;
- (b) fermenting the mycelium filaments and/or fungal hyphae and optionally adding the plant-based fiber comprising sugar beet pulp during fermentation to obtain a suspension comprising fiber-reinforced mycelium filaments;
- (c) deactivating the fiber-reinforced mycelium filaments in the suspension, and optionally adding the plant-based fiber comprising sugar beet pulp;
- (d) removing water from the suspension;
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- (e) optionally drying the fiber-reinforced mycelium filaments.
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