Technological development of multilayer panels from lignocellulostic waste bioliged with fungi mycelium

Abstract

This thesis is part of the research line that proposes the development of construction components whit waste, from lignocellulosic waste and fungal mycelium to generate sustainable alternatives to products currently used in housing such as insulating panels made with expanded polystyrene or glass wool, which today are manufactured and bonded with synthetic resins based on petroleum derivatives. The mycelium is the vegetative part of fungi whose function is absorbing from their environment the nutrients of the organic compounds they need for food and consists of multicellular filaments called hyphae.