Ecovative Design LLC

Ecovative LLC

Peter James Mueller

Jacob Michael Winiski

Eben Bayer

Meghan Anne O'Brien

Gavin Reim McIntyre

Christopher Scully

Alex James Carlton

Jessica Hannah Kaplan-Bie

Russell Allan Hazen

Alex Stephen Friedman

Stephen Lomnes

Asa Trench Snyder

This application relates generally to aerial mycelium and methods of making aerial mycelium suitable for use as a food or textile product or ingredient. The aerial mycelium can be grown using a growth matrix provided into a growth environment and introducing aqueous mist into the growth environment. The aqueous mist has a mist deposition rate and a mean mist deposition rate to allow for aerial mycelial growth from the growth matrix.

Aerial mycelia and methods of making same

The invention describes a methodology for production of a secondary extra-particle fungal matrix for application as a mycological material, manufactured via a Type II actively aerated static packed-bed bioreactor. A pre-conditioned air stream is passed through a substrate of discrete elements inoculated with a filamentous fungus to form an isotropic inter-particle hyphal matrix between the discrete elements. Continued feeding of the air through the substrate of discrete elements and isotropic inter-particle hyphal matrixes develops an extra-particle hyphal matrix that extends from an isotropic inter-particle hyphal matrix in the direction of airflow into a void space within the vessel.

Bioreactor paradigm for the production of secondary extra-particle hyphal matrices

The process for producing mycelium biomaterial provides fresh oxygen to the growing mycelium biomaterial while removing waste heat and waste carbon dioxide by forced aeration through large volumes of material. In a first phase of fungal expansion, humidified air at a programmed temperature is passed upwardly and through a fungal inoculated substrate of discrete particles to allow the fungal inoculum to expand and dominate the substrate. Nutrient is added to the inoculated mixture and a second phase of fungal expansion is performed wherein humidified air at a programmed temperature is passed upwardly and through the nutrient enriched fungal inoculated substrate to allow the fungal inoculum to bond the discrete particles into a self-supporting biocomposite. The process and apparatus of the invention allows for the processing of grown materials bound by mycelium at depths of greater than 6&#x2033; and particularly in the range of from 24&#x2033; to 28&#x2033;.

Process and apparatus for producing mycelium biomaterial

A method of fermenting mycelium composite materials wherein layers of fermentable material are stacked in alteration with ventilation layers with air being passed through the ventilation layers to remove heat and gas generated in the layers of fermentable material during fermentation thereof. The obtained composite materials may be formed into cohesive flat boards, such as are used in the manufacture of insulation or furniture.

Method of fermenting mycelium composite material

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